It took 4 days to discover a worker's body in a department store bathroom.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said. Bessie Durham, a janitor at the Belk at Columbian Centre, was found dead Monday in a bathroom stall, Columbia police said. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom. Durham was last seen Thursday at work and her body was found shortly after her family filed a missing person report, Columbia Deputy Police Chief Melron Kelly, told WIS-TV. The Lexington County Coroner's Office […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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