Southern Free Times - 13th October 2016

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A WARWICK woman lay dead in her home for up to six weeks before her body was discovered, police have confirmed. The body of the 63-year-old was found by officers in her Percy Street residence around 1.30pm on Tuesday 11 October, in what they described as “an advanced state of decomposition”. Police were called to the address by a neighbour, who is still reeling

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