Man left ex-partner’s dead body on his sofa for three years, court told
A court left a man who found that he had died on his former partner’s sofa as he hadn’t discovered him for years.
51 -year -old Jamie Stevens, after finding her dead body in January 2023, covered the body of Anouska areas and Devon continued to live in the apartment in Torquay.
The body of MS sites remained in the hall of the property before the ruins were discovered in May 2025.
Torquay, Stevens of Reddenhill Road was found guilty of previously accused of prevention of legal burial and deflection of justice, and was put into prison on Monday for 14 months.
Exeter Crown Court heard that the last known opinion of MS sites was in May 2022 and that the remains were not discovered by May 2025.
Prosecutor’s Office, Hollie Gilbery, the court in April 2023 reported that the police were missing.
“Investigations confirmed that the last seen by the police in May in May the previous year,” he said.
“Unfortunately, he was in a very regular contact with the police because of security deficits, including mental health problems and addictions.”
Ms. Gilbery said that in April this year, contact with Stevens as a former partner of MS sites and asked questions about where it was.
“He said that there was no contact with MS sites since February or March 2022,” he said.
On May 27, the police spoke again to Stevens and told them that he no longer lived in the apartment on the Upton Road, so the officers wandered and won the entrance.
Gilbery, “Participating officers, the apartment, scattered around the property, stool and bottled urinary stack,” he said, “he said.
“The police started looking for the apartment and after lifting a blanket in the living area, they discovered a skeleton arm and hand.
“Officers noticed that there were various fragrant items scattered around the hall and revealed that they should be to mask any smell.”
Stevens, who was in a relationship with MS sites between 2011-2014, was arrested and told the police that he was his body.
“January 2023 in the apartment around the night of January 2023 said he asked if he asked.”
“He went to his own bed and stopped sleeping in the living room.
“He went out the next day, assuming that MS sites would be separated, he returned at 23.30, but instead found him on the couch.
“He explained that he had thrown a blanket on his body and continued to live in the bedroom and never returned to the hall.”
The second accusation against Stevens extends to the police in a witness statement about where MS sites are.
Defense Paul Dentith told Stevens’ actions of not reporting the death of MS sites as a “passive failure ..
“Until he signed the statement that he has not seen MS sites for several years,” he said.
“This deviates the deviation of justice that carries it to more than passive reporting.
“Perhaps it is clear, but when the person cannot report anything very serious on the first day, he continues to continue.
“Fear of reporting this… Even after a week.”
Mr. Dentith told him that Stevens said to him: “Mrs. Sites were a beautiful person, my wife, my friend, and I was ruined when I died and I missed him very much. He deserved better.”
Judge Anna Richardson, who imprisoned Stevens for 14 months, said, “This is definitely tragic.
“You were in a relationship with Anouska sites. MS sites had a number of difficulties, including substance abuse.
“Apparently between 2012 and April 2023, once women’s sites disappeared. The loss was not reported until April this year.
“After Mortem, there is no reason to doubt that you find female sites dead at your address.
“Apparently you panicked completely wrong and you just covered your body. You left him there for years.”
