A neighbor said the son inside the New York City home “hadn’t eaten in a couple of days”
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- A 47-year-old man reportedly was found dead in a garbage-filled home in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 6
- The man’s 25-year-old son with autism was also said to have been inside the home, and was subsequently hospitalized
- A neighbor described the father as a devoted parent who made his son the center of his life
A man with autism was reportedly found trapped inside his New York City home alongside his dad’s dead body.
Police responded to the area of Brighton 7th Street and Ocean View Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y., just before 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, May 6, according to a statement from the New York City Police Department (NYPD), obtained by PEOPLE.
Officers were told a 47-year-old man “was found unresponsive and unconscious at the location,” police said…