Mother and son found face up and mummified in NYC apartment

"A mother and son were discovered mummified inside a Brooklyn apartment on Wednesday afternoon - after residents reported a troubling smell wafting through the building for days, according to sources and authorities. The 80-year-old woman and 52-year-old man were discovered by officers who entered the building on the corner of Jay Street and Tillary Street in Downtown Brooklyn for a wellness check just before 1 p.m., according to the NYPD."

"The son lived nearby, but not in the home with his mother, the building's doorman, who wished not to be identified, told The Post. "The son always used to come here to take care of his mother," the doorman said. "I haven't seen him for maybe two or three weeks." A neighbor across the hall from where the bodies were found noted that the smell of decomposition had been drifting out of the unit "for days.""

An 80-year-old woman and her 52-year-old son were found unresponsive and mummified inside a Downtown Brooklyn apartment during a wellness check just before 1 p.m. EMS pronounced both deceased at the scene and their bodies were removed by 7:35 p.m. Residents had reported a strong decomposition odor wafting through the building for days, and neighbors and a police officer described the stench entering halls and elevators. The son lived nearby and frequently cared for his mother but had not been seen for two to three weeks. The city medical examiner will determine cause of death; no trauma or criminality is suspected.

Read at New York Post