Police investigating cause of death of Britons Nicholas and Hilary Smith, 81 and 79, at bungalow in Tipperary
are investigating the cause of death of two British pensioners whose bodies lay undiscovered in their rural bungalow for an estimated 18 months until they were found this week.
Police made the grim discovery on Monday after neighbours expressed concern about the couple, who had not been seen since late 2020. A postmortem by a state pathologist, Linda Mulligan, at University Hospital Waterford, was inconclusive. Police are awaiting the results of toxicology and other tests. There is speculation they may have died from Covid-19 or carbon monoxide poisoning, but police stressed they were keeping an open mind.
In late 2020 the Smiths told people in the area they intended to move to France, and they paid a man in advance to continue cutting their lawn so their absence did not cause concern. A strict Covid lockdown that continued into 2021 further dampened curiosity.The garden’s unkempt condition, and the fact the couple’s car remained on the property, prompted police to make a welfare check on Monday.
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