Worker Was Dead in Belk Department Store Bathroom for 4 Days

Worker Was Dead in Belk Department Store Bathroom for 4 Days
The Belk store at Columbiana Centre in Columbia, S.C., in September 2018. Google Maps/Screenshot via NTD
The Associated Press
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said.

Bessie Durham, who worked for an outside company that cleans the Belk store at Columbiana Centre, was found dead Monday, investigators said. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom.