In the city that never sleeps, the death of a senior citizen went unnoticed, until neighbours, irritated by a foul smell emanating from her flat, ultimately contacted her caretaker. The octogenarian's highly decomposed body was found in her ground floor flat at Bussa Apartments, Khira Nagar, in Santacruz on Thursday.

Police said after the unbearable smell emanated from her flat for three to four days, neighbours contacted her caretaker, who arrived with keys. They said he opened the door to the flat of Besil Hellen Rodericks, 87, and saw her fallen on the floor. Neighbours informed the police control room.