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Leslie Harvey was left stunned when he discovered mummified remains in his mum's house while she was in hospital . ‌

The taxi driver, who had planned to clean and redecorate his childhood home as a kind gesture, opened a cupboard door at the top of the stairs, moved some clothes aside and was horrified to find the mummified remains of a lodger who had been locked inside for two decades. ‌

His seemingly innocent 65-year-old mother, Sarah Jane Harvey, suddenly found herself under suspicion of murder as their home at 35 West Kinmel Street in Rhyl, North Wales, quickly filled with police , forensic scientists, pathologists, biologists and the local coroner. ‌

Leslie, who lived nearby with his wife and young son, had always been curious about what was inside the ne

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