Decomposing body found outside NYC apartment building after residents smell foul stench

A decomposing body was discovered outside a Queens apartment building Sunday afternoon after residents whiffed an unbearable stench, according to police.

The body of an unidentified adult was discovered by cops at around 12:55 p.m. near scaffolding outside 92-40 Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, cops said.


The body was too badly decomposed to determine the person's sex or identity
The body was too badly decomposed to determine the person’s sex or identity. Peter Gerber

The unidentified adult was discovered by cops at around 12:55 p.m. Sunday.
The unidentified adult was discovered by cops at around 12:55 p.m. Sunday. Peter Gerber

The body was too badly decomposed to determine the person’s sex or identity — and whether foul play could be a factor in their death, the NYPD said.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, police said.

One longtime resident of the six-story building told The Post he initially believed the offensive smell — which had been lingering for some time — was dead rodents.

“That’s what I think [it was],” Jerry Bourder said. “Mice or rats or something like that.” 

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