Man (93) freezes to death indoors, city limits flow of electricity due bills, indoor temp < 32 [View All]

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indoor temp was less than 32!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-01-26-michigan-freeze-death_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno

Michigan man, 93, froze to death indoors

BAY CITY, Michigan (AP) — A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home, an autopsy has determined, just days after the city limited his flow of electricity for not paying his bills.

Marvin E. Schur died "a slow, painful death," said Kanu Virani, Oakland County's deputy chief medical examiner, who performed Schur's autopsy.

Neighbors discovered Schur's body on Jan. 17. The indoor temperature was below 32 degrees at the time, the neighbors told The Bay City Times for a story Monday.

Schur had no children, and his wife passed away several years ago.

The man had almost $1,100 in unpaid electric bills, said neighbor George Pauwels Jr., who discovered Schur's body.