Neighbors mistake corpse for Halloween prop
source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/18/2717036.htm
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Residents at a California apartment building failed to alert police to the body of their dead neighbour because they thought it was a Halloween display, local media reported.
The decomposing body of Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed, 75, had lain in plain view of neighbours, slumped over a balcony chair, for at least three days before police were called to the Marina Del Rey building on Thursday (local time).
Neighbours told a reporter with RMG News they noticed the body on Monday "but didn't bother calling authorities because it looked like a Halloween dummy".
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The decomposing body of Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed, 75, had lain in plain view of neighbours, slumped over a balcony chair, for at least three days before police were called to the Marina Del Rey building on Thursday (local time).
Neighbours told a reporter with RMG News they noticed the body on Monday "but didn't bother calling authorities because it looked like a Halloween dummy".
Image source: http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo-thumbs-2/AM1RK9.jpg
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Ogaal
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Stupidity-10,001 and counting
Smartness-8,001 and counting - 2 years ago
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Ogaal
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Nettle
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Wow, that sucks.
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Nettle
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MotherForTruth
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Sad, the old man had no one to check up on him.
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MotherForTruth
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bailey78
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well I just don't know what to say he Ok when I left the house last week.
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bailey78
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rachel7244
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Good story to tell the grandkids.
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rachel7244
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kennymotown
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Well at least he was discovered finally and the neighbors will have to live with it!
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kennymotown
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capolia
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I know the old US has a love affair with Hallowe'en but surely the smell of rotting flesh would be too much to recreate in this instance. It's sad ppl didnt even notice.
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capolia
