Sheila Seleoane: hard to grasp how body was not found for years, says coroner

Medical secretary's body lay in her London flat for more than two years despite neighbours raising the alarm

It is difficult to comprehend" that a model tenant could have died and lain undisturbed in her flat for more than two and half years despite not paying her rent and neighbours raising the alarm, an inquest into the death of Sheila Seleoane has heard.

The 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.