Man left friend's body decomposing in bedroom so long maggots were feeding on corpse

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A man left his friend to rot for weeks on a mattress after he died in his flat, with maggots feeding on the decaying body, a court has heard.

Jamie Russell did not tell anyone about Mathew Scott passing away in his flat, while police and loved ones hunted for him. When maggots started dropping from the ceiling of the shop below the flat, police eventually entered the property and found Mr Scott's body in a bedroom.

A judge sentencing the defendant to prison said Mr Scott's disappearance had left his family not knowing what had happened to their loved one, and he was not given the dignity in death he deserved, reports Wales Online.

Sian Cutter, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that Mr Scott was reported missing on June 9 last year. Police began investigating using CCTV and found the 42-year-old had left his flat on June 4 but couldn't be traced after that, and he was not in hospital.