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70yr dead in flat for six months. Nobody noticed.

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  • 17-05-2019 5:35pm
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    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭


    This is common enough in other countries but not so much here.

    A pensioner died in his flat at Imaal Court, on Cork’s northside in Nov 2018.
    Nobody noticed his absence.


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    roundymac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭roundymac


    I afraid people don'nt take notice about who's living around them. Sad.


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    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,762 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    Sad but we are seeing more and more of these cases every year.

    Common enough in the U.K. and the States. This is one of the results of an individualistic society.


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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,673 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    OMG RIP

    Did any family or friends visit?
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    bot43
    Registered Users Posts: 779 ✭✭✭bot43


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    OMG RIP

    Did any family or friends visit?

    Thye did but they thought he was just being unusually quiet.

    What a stupid question :rolleyes:


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    Weltsmertz
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭Weltsmertz


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    OMG RIP

    Did any family or friends visit?
    bot43 wrote: »
    Thye did but they thought he was just being unusually quiet.

    What a stupid question :rolleyes:

    Not really a stupid question. Don't think he had any family. Apparently he was active in the community so his absence would have been noticed. Don't think anyone was bothered enough or interested enough to check on him.
    Did anyone knock on his door? Probably not.


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    Glass fused light
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Glass fused light


    bot43 wrote: »
    Thye did but they thought he was just being unusually quiet.

    What a stupid question :rolleyes:

    Not a stupid question at all.
    What family and friends think he is being quiet for a [year] 6 months? If they did not hear from him or see him or checked with neighbours to see if he was seen out and about that would suggest that there was an underlying communication issue.


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    grassroot1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭grassroot1


    There was a guy dead in Wexford town for 6 months with the Christmas light on it the window.
    Modern society neither knows its neighbour's or cares


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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,673 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    bot43 wrote: »
    Thye did but they thought he was just being unusually quiet.

    What a stupid question :rolleyes:

    How is it a stupid question, surely a friend or family member would have been in contact :confused:
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    bot43
    Registered Users Posts: 779 ✭✭✭bot43


    But clearly they weren't in contact. If they were they would have known he was dead. So its a very stupid question.


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    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    roundymac wrote: »
    I afraid people don'nt take notice about who's living around them. Sad.


    People and policy have lost the importance of family and community.


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    PhilOssophy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭PhilOssophy


    Sure we've got phones, hashtags and likes - what more do we need......


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