Residents kick up a stink as "stomach churning" smell of dead body left to linger in block of flats RESIDENTS in a council block claim their homes have been ruined after a dead body lay undiscovered for two weeks causing a "stomach churning" smell to rise up through the floorboards. Residents in Perthshire block of flats claim they may be forced to move due to smell of decomposed body that lay undiscovered in building for fortnight Perth and Kinross council claim smell may be coming from open freezer, not dead body But neighbours are furious after council workers failed to clean the empty flat which is causing a foul stench throughout the building. Furious flatmates Gavin Harper, 31, and Stephen MacTavish, 28, have demanded that the flat be cleaned over fears their health may be affected and they could be forced to abandon their home. Gavin said today: "The smell has been unbearable, I have been ill twice because of it. The day after they removed his body, we had a lot of bluebottles come into the house so we phoned the council about that but nothing was done and then we noticed the smell. I went downstairs and smelled through the letterbox and started to retch. I've cleaned our carpets, had candles and incense burning, nothing has made any difference. We may have to move out if nothing is done. Stephen added: "It's a rotting, stomach churning smell. Our home and quality of life are being destroyed. A Perth and Kinross council spokesman said that the foul stench may be coming from a freezer which was left open, not the human remains, and added they will be inspecting the flat again at the "earliest opportunity."