Friday, July 16, 2010

Elderly couple dies in home elevator

Yesterday happened to be a day at which an elderly couple aged 90 and 89 who had shared their lives for more than 60 years pointed to a tragic end. Police estimated that they had been dead at least four days before a newspaper carrier called the authorities realising that papers had piled up by their garage as well as an untouched watermelon left at the couple’s door. Police had to break into the house as the doors are locked and bolted. They found no one until their sight came into a touch with the elevator. Once the shaft was opened, they found the elevator stuck between the first and second floor of their house. Their dead body were lying in foetal position, facing each other. Autopsies concluded that they died from heat exhaustion as the temperature inside the elevated was estimated to be approximately 35C. Other than this, there was no phone inside the elevator, leaving the couple unable to call for help. The couple’s son responded by saying that he hoped they would go together as they were so dependent on each other.

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