A Bloomfield Township man who was reportedly living with his wife’s decomposing body at their home is facing a felony charge in connection with the death, police said.

According to the Bloomfield Township Police Department, Dirk Grunewald, 53, is charged with failure to report a death/concealing the death of an individual — Ariane Grunewald Bluem —- who police found dead on the couch of their residence in the 4600 block of Hedgewood Drive last Saturday. Police said Ariane Grunewald Bluem, 57, had been dead for an extensive period of time and was “severely decomposed.”

Officers had been called to the home to conduct a welfare check when they discovered the corpse. The cause and manner of Ariane Grunewald Bluem’s death have not yet been determined following an autopsy at the Oakland Coun

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