Investigators say burglary suspects broke into a dead man’s home and lived with his mummified body.
The man was 71 years old. When police arrived they told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that the victim was in a mummified state, but the suspects chose to live in the man’s home instead of calling police.
“They were living in his house for … I don’t know how long. He was located in the bathroom and there’s only one bathroom in the house,” Detective Daniel Goduto with the Cobb County Police Department said.
Police said the suspects used the victim’s credit cards and forged his checks.
Sonya da Silva had no idea her neighbor on Harold Avenue passed away three months ago because he always kept to himself.
“It’s a shame and it’s sad. It’s just sad,” da Silva said. “To take advantage of a dead person is just sick.”
She knew something was wrong when she recorded video of the police in front of the man’s house.
“There were like 10 police cars here and they were trying to apprehend two people,” da Silva said.