The rent was paid regularly , and no one in the city had noticed his absence. Yet Giancarlo Signor, 65 , originally from Sardinia, had died at home about a year earlier , later found in an advanced state of decomposition, almost mummified. His body was discovered by firefighters, alerted by the apartment's owners.

According to local newspapers, the tenants had been unable to contact the man for some time.

Originally from the island, he had lived in the city for about 20 years. When firefighters and police arrived on the scene, the dramatic discovery was made. Neighbors, who hadn't seen him at all in the past year, described him as a loner, about whose life little was known.

(Unioneonline)

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