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[h1]Do Not Disturb... Ever[/h1][h2]The perils of being taken at your word[/h2] [table][tr][td]
Text: Paul Sieveking / Images: Terry Colon
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September 2010
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A bad-tempered man who went to bed with a headache saying he must not be disturbed was found dead four years later. The 50-year-old’s brother and sister were too scared to knock on his bedroom door – and thought he was eating out at night. Workmen noticed the body as they measured up windows in Den Haag, Holland. D.Mirror, 26 June 2010.
Than Singh, 70, a dairy farmer in northeast India, was left aghast after receiving a bogus receipt for his own cremation service a week earlier. He complained of chest pains and was rushed to hospital, but suffered a massive heart attack and died. His body was then delivered to the same crematorium in Ghaziabad that was mentioned in the mysterious letter. In a further macabre twist, the body was issued with the same serial number – 89. Suspicious relatives called in police, who believe the death was the result of a prank rather than an administrative mistake. “The element of mischief is apparent and obvious,