Elderly woman lay dead in her flat for SIX YEARS because neighbours thought she'd moved away - despite her windows remaining open the whole time Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2670621/Elderly-woman-lay-dead-Bournemouth-flat-SIX-YEARS-neighbours-thought-shed-moved-away-despite-windows-remaining-open-time.

The badly decomposed body of an elderly woman has been discovered in her flat where she lay undiscovered for six years.

Anne Leitrim, who was in her 70s, had not been seen since 2008 and neighbours had assumed she moved out of the area because her home appeared empty.

Incredibly, two windows to the ground floor flat had remained opened in all that time.