Dead woman gnawed and eaten away by her own pets

A woman was eaten by her own cats and dogs when her dead body lay
undiscovered in her isolated house, it has been reported.
Janet Veal, 56, was found on her kitchen floor surrounded by her pets,
some of which were also dead, with parts of her having been 'gnawed
and eaten', the Southern Daily Echo said.
It is thought she had died weeks, or possibly months, before PC Dave
Ivey discovered her body on April 4 at her Ringwood home after
neighbours reported post overflowing in her letterbox.
It is thought Mrs Veal, whose husband left her the previous year and
had a history of chest problems, died from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).
Recording a death of natural causes at Southampton coroner's court,
Coroner Keith Wiseman said: 'These animals had been, the officer
thought, confined in these two rooms downstairs for what may well
havebeen a period of many weeks, stretching quite possibly into
several months.
'This too was a distressing experience because it was clear that
certainparts of Mrs Veal's body were missing and had, the officer
formed the view, effectively been gnawed and eaten away by the
animals.'
He added: 'One can only imagine the difficulty with the scene the
officer was having to deal with.'