US man arrested for dwelling with member of the family’s corpse for days with out reporting it

By India Today World Desk: A 61-year-old man from the US was arrested final week on Friday for allegedly not reporting the loss of life of a member of the family at his dwelling. The man from Alabama had allegedly been dwelling with the corpse for days earlier than the authorities came upon in regards to the physique.

Deputies on the Walker County Sheriff’s Office acquired a report of an individual discovered useless on June 9 in a small city referred to as Sipsey close to Birmingham, in accordance with a Facebook submit by the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.

The man recognized as Leandrew Smith who was dwelling in the identical home by which the physique was discovered, was charged with Abuse of Corpse and was taken to the county jail the place he stays on a $10,000 cash-only bond, as per the submit.

The Walker County Sheriff’s Office mentioned that the person had been dwelling inside the house with out reporting the loss of life of the relative who had been useless for days.

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Treating a human corpse in a manner that might outrage bizarre household sensibilities is a Class C Felony, mentioned the sheriff’s submit. The investigators are actually trying into the reason for the loss of life and if another folks have been concerned.