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HOARDER KILLED BY OWN RUBBISH

2007 Reader Submission
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HOARDER KILLED BY OWN RUBBISH

09:51 - 22 November 2007

A Hoarder who collected tonnes of rubbish at his home probably died when a stack of it collapsed upon him, an inquest heard.The body of John James Jones, from Aberystwyth, was found buried beneath bags of waste on September 7.

The inquest in the town heard the 62-year-old had been collecting rubbish for 20 years.

Although he had been seen just a week before being found dead, pathologist Christopher Simpson told the inquest he couldn't determine the cause of death such was the extent of decomposition.

Sergeant Wynne Griffiths, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said firefighters had to remove a bedroom window to get the body of the 20 stone widower out because it was too dangerous to enter the rubbish-filled house.

The inquest heard 4.2 tonnes of material was removed from the bedroom and landing alone. Mr Jones had also rented ten garages around the town from the council and these too were crammed with waste.

Ceredigion coroner Peter Brunton said: "On the balance of probabilities, part of the rubbish that Mr Jones had accumulated in his bedroom collapsed on his body, which caused him asphyxia."

A verdict of accidental death was recorded.

Submitted on 11/22/2007

Submitted by: Paul Lloyd
Reference: www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/southwalesnews.htm Nov 22nd 2007

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Although hoarding is usually considered an indication of a psychiatric disorder I'll still vote for a DA given the size involved. Thanks, Paul!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
What does it for me is the fact that this bonny fellow had the mental presence to rent ten garages in order to store rubbish. As Bruce said, the sheer volume of trash involved trumps any mental illness which might have otherwise disqualified this! Thanks, Paul!


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