Decomposed bodies discovered in former mayor’s home

Two our bodies have been discovered on the dwelling of the previous mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Image: WJAR/AP)

Two decomposing our bodies have been found within the dwelling of a former mayor, police mentioned yesterday.

The our bodies have been discovered on the dwelling of Susan Menard, the longtime mayor Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on Monday night time.

Police haven't confirmed if Menard was one of many deceased discovered on the dwelling.

One aged male and one aged feminine have been discovered ‘severely decomposed,’ police mentioned.

Susan Menard served as mayor of Woonsocket for 14 years, the longest serving mayor within the city’s historical past (Image: AP)

‘We’re conscious that each of those people, in the event that they’re who we expect they're, had medical points that have been fairly important,’ Woonsocket Police Chief John Oates informed NBC Information.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to the Woonsocket Police for extra info relating to the case.

Menard’s brother, Robert Miller, died on Saturday at age 81, in keeping with an obituary revealed within the Windfall Journal.

Menard served as mayor of Woonsocket for 14 years between 1995 and 2009. The small metropolis of about 40,000 individuals is situated 15 miles north of Windfall.

Woonsocket Police examine the house owned by former Mayor Susan Menard (Image: WJAR)

Neighbors mentioned that the odor coming from the home was robust, and suspected that the our bodies had been there for weeks.

‘I haven’t seen them shortly,’ neighbor Lorraine Tessler informed NBC 10 on the scene on Monday night. ‘Didn’t anyone test on them? Grandchildren? Son? What occurred?’

Final yr, a research within the UK discovered a large rise in each deaths at dwelling and decomposing our bodies discovered at houses as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Researchers mentioned that the variety of decomposed our bodies eliminated by authorities rose by 70%. The full variety of dwelling deaths within the UK additionally rose by 38% following March 2020.

Earlier than the pandemic, solely 26 of 159 dwelling deaths within the UK confirmed indicators of decomposition.

Researchers mentioned that a rise in dwelling deaths could also be attributed to a worry of catching Covid-19 whereas searching for remedy at hospitals.

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