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WORLD / Odd News
Woman lived with dead aunt for year
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-09-05 22:29
VIENNA - An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt
for a year, Vienna police said Wednesday.
Officers found the corpse of the 96-year-old aunt under a blanket on a
bed after ignoring the 51-year-old niece's claim that her aunt was
sleeping and should not be disturbed, a police statement said.
A preliminary inquiry had determined that the niece, who was taken to a
psychiatric hospital for examination, may have covered up the death for
financial reasons, it added.
Austrian news agency APA quoted police investigator Gerald Hoebart as
saying possible theft was being looked into since the younger woman
appeared to have lived off her aunt's pension since the death and used
her cashpoint card to withdraw money.
An autopsy was planned to check whether any foul play was involved in the
death, believed to have happened in August 2006.
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