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The remains of a woman have been found sitting in front of her TV - 42 years after she was reported missing.

Hedviga Golik, who was born in 1924, had apparently made herself a cup of tea before sitting in her favourite armchair in front of her black and white television.

Croatian police said she was last seen by neighbours in 1966, when she would have been 42 years old.

Her neighbours thought she had moved out of her flat in the capital, Zagreb.

But she was found by police and bailiffs who had broken in to help the authorities establish who owned the flat.

A police spokesman said: "So far, we have no idea how it is possible that someone officially reported missing so long ago was not found before in the same apartment she used to live in."

Multiple choice quiz (50 points):

When I read about a dead woman undiscovered in her apartment for 42 years, my first thought was

a) That's a hell of a rent-controlled building - you neglect to pay your rent for 42 years, and nobody notices.

b) I have got to get more friends. And trust one or two with my house key.

c) Never mind getting more friends. That actually sounds like a great way to go.

d) Hmm, the Croatian Police Department mi-i-ight want to review their procedures on investigating missing persons cases.

Comments

[dan]

All of the above. And e) What was she watching? And f) She would really have loved TiVo.

[BB]

The neighbors must not be able to smell.

[Anthony]

G)This is Croatia: everything smells a bit. Plus H) This is Croatia--a country with a long history of people disappearing for decades without anyone raising an eyebrow's worth of comment...