Workers cleaning an unoccupied hoarder’s room in Staten Island stumbled upon a badly decomposed body wrapped in a blanket Tuesday.
“Upon arrival, officers observed an individual lying unconscious and unresponsive inside the location,” the NYPD said in a statement.
The human remains were hidden under a mess of debris; it was impossible for detectives at the scene to determine who the person was or how they died.
Homeowner George Almodovar said that his two-story property was unoccupied and undergoing some renovation works; he believes the decedent was a squatter.
“He obviously must have taken down the board to get in. He was not allowed there.”
The homeowner now lives in Florida. He was reportedly planning to sell the residence before the contractor made that shocking find.
