Woman's mummified body found in Madrid apartment 15 years after death

The mummified body of a woman whose corpse is believedby authorities to have been left in her apartment for 15 years wasdiscovered in the Spanish capital, Madrid, officials said on Friday.The woman's niece had informed police, they added, who then called infirefighters and public officials to break down the apartment door,where the corpse was found on Tuesday in the apartment's bathroom.According to police, the woman named Isabel had died about 15 yearsago at age 78. The Europa Press news agency cited neighbours who saidthey had last seen the retired woman alive in September 2004.They had reportedly called police multiple times over the years dueto the smell coming out of the apartment, but they never responded.The woman had lived alone in the apartment since her husband's death,according to media reports. She did not have any children.An autopsy had shown that no third party was responsible for herdeath, police said, and therefore they did not open an investigation.