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A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more




Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed



Source link : https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/die-alone-lonely-death-b2573819.html

Author : Helen Coffey

Publish date : 2024-07-08 07:00:00

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