Mummified woman found in Malaga after 14 years

A woman’s mummified body has been discovered in a flat in Costa del Sol, Spain. The body is believed to have been there for 14 years. A squatter and his 11-year-old daughter found the remains after they broke into the flat on Monday. According to police, the body had reached a state called skeletonization, meaning it had decayed significantly. Initial forensic tests suggest the woman died around 14 years ago, likely around 85 years old. Investigators suspect she might be a Spanish woman who died shortly after her husband, but her identity has not yet been confirmed. The apartment where the body was found has many residents coming and going. Police noted that open windows in the flat may have helped mask the smell of a dead body. This case follows other recent discoveries of deceased individuals in similar circumstances across Spain. In one instance, a man and his daughter were found mummified in a Lisbon flat after police responded to a bad smell. In another, a woman in Madrid was discovered partially eaten by her cats after reportedly dying from Covid. These incidents highlight the sometimes tragic nature of people dying alone.