Fearing Homelessness Man Kept His Dead Grandmother Wrapped In Plastic

Story out of Queens, New York:

A man was facing charges Thursday after his grandmother was discovered dead and wrapped in plastic in their Ridgewood, Queens home.

As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, police said Christopher Fuhrer, 30, kept his grandmother’s corpse in the home for five months because he was afraid of losing his housing.

Neighbors said Erika Kraus-Breslin, 85, was in poor health for years while she shared her tidy Ridgewood home with her adult grandson.

Police said the woman’s daughter, who lives out of state, called them saying she lost contact with Kraus-Breslin five months ago.

On Wednesday afternoon, police said they were met at door of the 65th Street home by Fuhrer.

Together, Fuhrer and the officers went to an upstairs bedroom where the decomposing body was wrapped in 16 layers of plastic bags, police said. Air fresheners littered the room, and a fan was also set up in an effort to mask the smell, police said.

According to police sources, Fuhrer told investigators his grandmother died and he became worried he would lose his place to live and become homeless. Cont.

Story from - CBS New York