Belgium: Death of Marcel H, 79 had not been less a shock to the bereaved woman who decided to sleeping next to the corpse of her husband rather than burying the dead body. The body remained in one of the Brussels apartment for a year, say the sources.
According to the sources, the man might have died last year in November due to asthma attack. The mourning woman could not gather enough courage to accept the harsh reality. Hence, spent year sleeping next to the decayed dead body.
Neither the neighbors not the Belgium authorities could reveal of the case, despite the odors that come out of the rotten body. It did not appear to the people, until the landlords had complained of non-payment of the rent since last year.
Worker at the Forensic Center of Liege said that smell of decomposed corpse is unbearable. But, once the body is decayed, the smell reduces considerably.
Commenting on the case, the pathologist said that it is not first case, there have had been similar two to three cases, he had came across over.