A man found dead in his flat has been named as Anthony Martin.

Martin, 49, was found by neighbours sat on his sofa in his property in Highway Close, Brighton on Sunday.

He had been there for around three weeks and is thought to have died of cancer.

Neighbours discovered him after complaining of a smell and climbing up a ladder to peer into his window.

Brighton and Hove City Council has defended itself over claims the area still smells of Martins' decomposing corpse.

It emerged his property has not been cleaned up since the discovery and neighbours have grown angry at the smell, particularly because children play in the area.

A city council spokeswoman said: "This matter is now with the coroner's office awaiting a verdict on the cause of death.

"Until this is known, the flat is a potential crime scene and council officers or contractors are not able to enter the property to clean up.

"The housing officer for the patch is in regular contact with the coroner's office and will arrange for the cleaning to take place as soon as they are able to allow us to do so.

"In addition, the housing officer has met with residents in the block today, including Mr Williams, and explained this process to them."