Residents had reported the presence of maggots and flies to Peabody Group "within weeks" of the date she had last been confirmed alive, but the housing association closed the case the month after. A housing group said it is "devastated" and "sorry for our part" in failing to realise one of its tenants had been left dead in her flat for two and a half years.
When police forced their way into her flat in Peckham in February - after neighbours noticed a balcony door swinging open following Storm Eunice - her body had to be identified by dental records.
Residents had reported the presence of maggots and flies to Peabody Group "within weeks" of the August date she had last been confirmed alive, but the housing association closed the case the month after. We're deeply sorry for what happened. They did tell us that something was wrong. Politics latest: PM warns 'everything has changed' after announcing defence spending boost.
Landmark moment as the return of Trump stuns UK into action on defence. Campbell Scott: Body of missing British businessman 'found in sack of pineapples' in Kenya. Six months after Ms Seleoane made her last rent payment, Peabody made an application for direct payment of Universal Credit. According to an independent investigation commissioned by Peabody, the COVID lockdown "exacerbated the length of time the body remained undiscovered, but was not the cause of the delay".
Peabody said that it had recorded 89 attempts to contact Ms Seleoane, but recognised these were not substantive and none were successful.
