- The couple had not been seen for two months.
- Do you know more? Email Sabrina.Penty@mailonline.co.uk
An elderly British couple was found dead in a detached rental house in northern Greece after not being seen for several days.
The bodies of an unnamed 74-year-old retired engineer and his 72-year-old wife were discovered on Saturday at a property on the outskirts of Thessaloniki.
The owner of the house the couple had rented for the past nine years found the bodies around noon on Saturday and then alerted police.
He had reportedly gone to the property to check on the couple because they had not been seen in about two months.
The bodies were reportedly in an advanced state of decomposition, but according to Huffington Post Greece, There were no traces of criminal activity.
The bodies of a British couple were found over the weekend in a house they had rented for the past nine years on the outskirts of Thessaloniki.
The bodies were discovered by the owner of the rental house, who had gone to see the couple after not seeing them for two months. Following the gruesome discovery, the homeowner called the police, who have been investigating the cause of the couple’s death.
The husband is believed to have died first, as he was found naked in a room with the door closed, while his wife was found lying face down in a separate room wearing only underwear.
Police also found an envelope downstairs with money to cover the October rent.
An autopsy is currently being performed to discover the causes of his death.
Neighbors told local press that they had not seen the couple in days and that the owner described them as “lonely people.”
According to Keep Talking Greece, the husband had suffered from alcoholism while the wife struggled with psychological problems. Neighbors also said the couple had frequent fights.
The news comes after a British photographer collapsed and died after losing consciousness at the top of a Greek beauty spot last week.
Police seen outside the couple’s rental home.
The unnamed 67-year-old man was found in the Vouraikos Gorge in Kalavryta after his friends called emergency services.
He was reportedly with other British and German hiking photographers hoping to capture the views as fighter jets flew overhead on the final day of the drills.
Friends tried in vain to revive the 67-year-old man. He was later declared dead at Kalavryta hospital.
Investigators are still working to establish the cause of death, and early impressions suggest he may have been suffering from an illness, according to local media.