The man mummified his mother's corpse with ice packs, bandages, and cat litter to contain the stench while keeping the corpse in the cellar. The authorities believe he had received a total illegal payment of £42,000 (RM240,988).
A postman delivering the woman's benefits was denied requests to see her, which prompted suspicion that eventually sparked a further investigation. The ghastly discovery shocked the police, to which the man finally confessed to his crimes.
According to the authorities, the man had no income and solely relied on his late mother's pension money to survive. He even went as far as lying to his brother about their mother's death, telling him that she was under hospital care and was not to be disturbed.
Desperate times call for desperate measures?
