Part of the dilapidated house where Caroline and Pauline Jessett were found. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
THE body of a British woman who hasn't been seen for 30 years has been found along with her dead daughter, after neighbours complained of an awful smell coming from their dilapidated house.
Police were initially forced to flee the property amid fears the house would collapse on them.
Construction workers spent a week repairing the house so it was safe enough for police to enter, reports The Daily Mail .
Once inside they found the body of Caroline Jessett, aged in her 50s, and the body of her mother Pauline, who was aged in her 70s.
The women are believed to have been dead since at least last June. But Mrs Jessett had not been seen for 30 years.
Forensic officers were seen coming in and out of the property as police investigated the deaths. Picture: SuppliedSource: Supplied
"I haven't seen Pauline for over 30 years," said one neighbour. "She became a recluse after her husband died ... in the 1980s.
"You would occasionally see the daughter going out to do the shopping in the early morning and she would always walk with her head down.
"I don't think I have seen her for six months. She was a bit strange, but I think that was a bit about her upbringing."
Another elderly neighbour told The Daily Mail : "Many years ago I used to knock on the door to see if they were okay in there, but nobody ever answered and the curtains never twitched.
"It was all very strange.
"The house looks terrible from the outside and I dread to think what it must look like on the inside," she said.
A police spokesman said there was no power in the two-storey house.
Police wore boiler suits when entering the house, accompanied by sniffer dogs.
Detectives say both deaths are being treated as "unexplained", but not suspicious.
SOURCE:NEWS
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