High water bill raises alarm on woman who died 2 months ago
High water bill raises alarm on woman who died 2 months ago
2025-11-14
A tragic discovery in Taichung, where the body of an 82-year-old woman living alone was found in her home, months after dying. The alert as to her death was not actually raised by her family or neighbors, but by the water utility company. The household had registered a spike in usage of 6,000 tons of water in two months, as the woman had apparently left the sinks running in the bathroom and kitchen.
Morticians have arrived at the residence where the dried-out body of 82-year-old Ms. Tseng was found. It is estimated that she died two months ago.
The alert was raised by the water company, which noticed that consumption had soared to a whopping 6,000 tons of water over the past two months. Police forced opene the door to find Ms. Tseng’s lifeless body. The taps in the bathroom and kitchen were still running.
Lin Chia-feng
Chenping Borough Warden
Her body was all dried up. They think she died two or three months ago. They also found an animal carcass inside.
Ms. Tseng lived in Taichung’s Beitun District. Her borough warden says she would often be seen collecting discarded items and joining events at the local temple. But nobody had seen her for some time, and she didn’t show up to collect her Double Ninth Festival cash handout for seniors. Neighbors say she barely spoke with her family.
Neighbor
Taichung resident
She lived alone. Her daughter would barely visit, and her husband passed away long ago.
Tu Chia-yu
Police officer
There were no signs of external force. The case has been submitted to the Taichung District Prosecutors Office.
Police say there were no signs of struggle, and nothing was stolen. As such, an external actor has been ruled out. Ms. Tseng’s family has raised no objections, but it remains unknown whether she died from disease or old age. One forensic expert says there was likely no odor due to her being relatively thin, which would have made decomposition faster.
Kao Ta-cheng
Forensic expert
Only leaving the taps running all day long for so long would result in so much usage. Perhaps she was going to wash her hands or take a shower but then she suffered a heart attack or died of old age, natural causes.
Ms. Tseng had little interaction with her neighbors, and in the end it was the enormous consumption of 6,000 tons of water over two months that raised the alarm.
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兩個月用水破6000度! 獨居婦"住家孤獨死"成乾屍
2025-11-14
台中一名82歲獨居老婦，被發現陳屍屋內，遺體已經成了乾屍，初判死亡兩個月，而全案會曝光，是因為自來水公司，發現婦人住家用水異常，2個月用了超過6000度的水，通報警方到場，初判現場沒有外力介入，死者女兒對死因沒有意見，後續還需要檢方相驗釐清。
禮儀社人員，抵達民宅，將死者遺體，搬運上車，死者是82歲獨居曾姓婦人，被發現時已經成了乾屍，初判已經死亡2個月。
整起命案會曝光，是自來水公司，發現婦人住家用水異常，兩個月時間，用了超過6000度的水，警方獲報到場破門，才發現婦人已經陳屍在屋內，廚房及浴室水龍頭仍持續流水。
[[陳平里里長 林家峯]]
“已經成一個乾屍的狀態，死亡時間大概初估是2到3個月。進去之後發現有一隻動物的屍體，還有亡者的屍體。”
命案地點，在台中市北屯區這棟民宅，里長透露，婦人平常會出門撿拾雜物，或是到附近廟宇活動，不過這幾個月，都沒見到婦人蹤影，發放重陽禮金時，也沒見到人，據傳也很少和家人聯絡。
[[鄰居]]
“自己一個人住，她女兒好像很少來找她，先生已經過世很久了。”
[[台中警第五分局水湳所長 涂嘉佑]]
“現場無外力介入，全案報請台中地方檢察署辦理相驗。”
警方初步判斷，現場沒有打鬥跡象，也沒有物品失竊，初步排除外力介入，而家屬對死因沒有意見，婦人是病死或是自然老死？還有待相驗釐清，法醫高大成則推測，可能是死者比較瘦弱，屍體腐敗程度沒這麼快，因此才沒有明顯異味。
[[法醫 高大成]]
“水24小時一直流一直流才會這樣(使用破六千度)。可能放水要洗手洗澡什麼的，心肌梗塞發作，或是老衰死亡，有可能是老衰。”
據了解這名獨居婦人，不常與鄰居互動，2個月破6000度的詭異用水量，成了命案曝光關鍵。
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