Decatur Man Left Dead Aunt In Bed For A Month: Police

(Editor's note: This article previously contained incorrect information about Peters' relationship to Stewart. We have learned he was her nephew, not her grandmother, and we amended the article to reflect that.)

DECATUR, GA — A Decatur man was arrested Tuesday on a warrant that alleged he neglected to report the death of his 88-year-old aunt, according to a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

Charles Frederick Peters, 37, of Decatur, shared a North Williamsburg Drive apartment with his aunt, the press release says. He's alleged to have "concealed evidence" of the death of his aunt, Elizabeth Stewart, whose body had been decomposing in her bed for about a month.

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Reports of the scene say there were scented candles and air freshener bottles throughout the house, used to hide the odor of Stewart's body from other people.

Peters was arrested without incident and brought to the DeKalk County Jail.

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