An obsessive hoarder's body was found buried amid so much rubbish that it took specialist cleaners five hours to remove the 63-year-old from his home. The man, named locally as James Pettit was entombed by mountains of junk in the decrepit upstairs maisonette in Erdington, Birmingham. Three flat-bed trucks were filled with detritus by council staff before the body of the former National Grid worker could be removed. The man, named locally as James Pettit, 63, was entombed by mountains of junk in the decrepit upstairs maisonette in Erdington, Birmingham. Environmental health officers summoned four flat-bed trucks to remove rubbish and were seen raking litter down the stairs.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2020 08:51 UTC