David Kern felt a pang of alarm when he arrived home and noticed a swarm of flies on his neighbour’s door two weeks ago.

“I heard the buzzing sound and walked over to investigate,” he says. “I knocked on the door and rang the bell … there was a very strong smell.”

Kern had had little interaction with his downstairs neighbour since moving into the complex in Brisbane’s northern suburbs seven months ago, but he immediately became concerned.

Biohazard cleaners identify contaminated surfaces, eliminate pathogens and restore areas to a safe condition. Credit: Kate Geraghty

“I quickly Googled what to do when you think something has happened to a neighbour that you haven’t really spoken to, and it said to call Policelink and ask them to do a welfare check. So that’s what I did.”

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