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| Man lived with corpse for years | Man lived with corpse for years |
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| The body of a man believed to have been dead for more than five years has been found in a Bristol flat where a tenant continued to live. | The body of a man believed to have been dead for more than five years has been found in a Bristol flat where a tenant continued to live. |
| The remains of Denis Pring were discovered on a sofa in the lounge after neighbours reported a foul smell. | The remains of Denis Pring were discovered on a sofa in the lounge after neighbours reported a foul smell. |
| Mr Pring, who would have been 73, was a lodger at the flat in Bedminster. | |
| It is thought the flat's tenant failed to report the death because he suffers from mental health problems. | |
| An inquest has been opened and adjourned. | An inquest has been opened and adjourned. |
| The tenant, named locally as Alan Derrick, and also in his 70s, was initially arrested in connection with the discovery, but was later bailed. | |
| Police are no longer treating the death as suspicious. | |
| Bristol City Council has launched an internal inquiry to establish how the corpse went unnoticed for so long. | Bristol City Council has launched an internal inquiry to establish how the corpse went unnoticed for so long. |
| A spokesman said: "We were alerted to the body after we received reports of a smell. | A spokesman said: "We were alerted to the body after we received reports of a smell. |
| "We are shocked and concerned by this discovery and are carrying out an urgent internal review of the circumstances of the tenant. | "We are shocked and concerned by this discovery and are carrying out an urgent internal review of the circumstances of the tenant. |
| "A police investigation is ongoing, and it would be inappropriate to comment further while this is taking place." | "A police investigation is ongoing, and it would be inappropriate to comment further while this is taking place." |