ROMULUS, Mich. — An 8-year-old boy lived for more than a week with the body of his mother before anyone discovered his situation, police said.
The woman, 41, apparently died Jan. 9 in their apartment in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, and the boy survived in part by eating dried rice, butter and flour, authorities said. Foul play is not suspected.
The boy came into Romulus Liquor in recent days wearing pajama bottoms and buying snacks, store owner Sam Saco told reporters. Saco said his brother Lee, the store’s co- owner, became suspicious Monday when the boy tried to buy food with his mother’s expired credit card.
Lee Saco asked to talk to the boy’s mother, and the boy replied, “My mom’s in a better place right now.” He also said, “I tried to wake her up every day. I wanted to talk to her,” Sam Saco said.
