A MEMBER of the military claims he was “mocked” by his management company after blood seeped into his bathroom following the death of an upstairs neighbor. Adam Hockett says the traumatic series of events were ignited on Saturday night when he discovered a “large mess all over the bathroom.” Hockett, a member of the US […]
A MEMBER of the military claims he was “mocked” by his management company after blood seeped into his bathroom following the death of an upstairs neighbor.
Adam Hockett says the traumatic series of events were ignited on Saturday night when he discovered a “large mess all over the bathroom.”
Hockett, a member of the US military who lives in Winnipeg, says he immediately knew what had happened. He called the residential caretaker, and they called 911 as they went to check on the person upstairs.
The body was found after authorities sawed through the chain.
Hockett said in a long Facebook post that the man “must have hit his head” and had likely been dead for several days.
To make matters worse, Hockett said, he was “received very poorly” when he asked the caretaker’s supervisor about the mess in his apartment.
“I explained how my bathroom was covered in blood and that I had no access to my facilities,” Hockett wrote on Facebook.
“And that my suite was overwhelmed by the smell of the deceased and all of the blood in my suite.
“I explained I couldn’t leave my windows open as it was currently -25 degrees. And that I couldn’t keep the windows close as the smell was too much and triggered prior issues.”
Hockett added that he has two support animals that he could not leave alone in the home.
He alleges that the supervisor “kept talking in circles, refused to give me anyone else to contact, and kept telling me just contact your insurance it is not my problem.
“Or wait till Tuesday.”
The armed forces veteran says he was mocked “several times” by the supervisor.
Hockett said that the incident brought back issues he had when a fellow soldier died in a “very tragic accident” six months ago.
“His response was, ‘You are a veteran, you should be used to this kind of stuff,'” Hockett wrote on Facebook.
“I asked him if he was serious. He said, ‘call your vets up, they can find you a place to stay. This isn’t my problem.’
“At that point I told him to F**k off and I hung up.”
Hockett said that he and the caretaker agreed that the supervisor sounded “very intoxicated.”
He said he wrote the Facebook post because he still had blood dripping into his apartment 12 hours later.
Sussex Realty said in a statement to CBC that a professional cleaning company was sent to the apartment.
The company added that what happened was “understandably traumatic to the resident in question and also for the friends and family of the resident above.
“We extend our heartfelt sympathies to those involved.”
The management company is offering to end Hockett’s lease and help him find a new home, according to CBC, but they also want him to remove the Facebook post and sign a non-disclosure contract.
Hockett told the CBC in a story published yesterday that he is not sure whether to accept.
His Facebook post on the incident was still on his page today.
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