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Airbnb guests shocked by decomposing corpse in garden | Airbnb guests shocked by decomposing corpse in garden |
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A group of friends who rented a house on Airbnb for a party weekend in a French town got a nasty surprise when they discovered the decomposing body of a woman in the garden. | A group of friends who rented a house on Airbnb for a party weekend in a French town got a nasty surprise when they discovered the decomposing body of a woman in the garden. |
“Her body was found at the bottom of the property which opens out into a woods,” a police source said. Foul play is suspected. | “Her body was found at the bottom of the property which opens out into a woods,” a police source said. Foul play is suspected. |
The house in the town of Palaiseau, 17km (10m) south of Paris, was rented on popular home-sharing website Airbnb by a group of friends who made the macabre find on Saturday. | The house in the town of Palaiseau, 17km (10m) south of Paris, was rented on popular home-sharing website Airbnb by a group of friends who made the macabre find on Saturday. |
The woman’s body was found “hunched in a dug-out area, her head against the ground, covered in branches and surrounded by wood stumps”, said the source. | The woman’s body was found “hunched in a dug-out area, her head against the ground, covered in branches and surrounded by wood stumps”, said the source. |
She was dressed, but was not wearing shoes and had a “ring with a large stone” on her finger. No identifying documents were found with the body. | She was dressed, but was not wearing shoes and had a “ring with a large stone” on her finger. No identifying documents were found with the body. |
The body’s advanced state of decomposition meant it was not possible to determine cause of death, and an autopsy will be carried out. | The body’s advanced state of decomposition meant it was not possible to determine cause of death, and an autopsy will be carried out. |
The renters were being questioned by police on Sunday. | The renters were being questioned by police on Sunday. |