Sheila Seleoane’s body was undisturbed in her Peckham flat for over two and a half years

It was “difficult to comprehend” that a “model tenant” could die and lie undisturbed in her flat for over two and half years, despite not paying her rent and neighbours raising the alarm, an inquest into the death of Sheila Seleoane heard.

On Thursday, coroner Julian Morris said it was “clear something went wrong” when Seleoane’s repeated failure to engage with her landlord, gas engineers or the police, failed to flag up concerns or trigger any suspicions.

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