On September 10, Tord Fransson receives a phone call from the police that his 60-year-old brother Mats has been found dead in an apartment in Gällivare.

Tord lives in southern Sweden himself and has tried to call his brother for several weeks but to no avail.

- It was like walking into a wall.

I had no idea it was so bad with him, he says.

Was without food for three weeks

A few weeks before the death notice, municipal employees had received tips that Mats Fransson, who is something of a local profile in Gällivare, had not been seen for a while and also had not opened the door when knocked.

Following the tips, staff, together with the police, went to the apartment.

It was then discovered that the 60-year-old lacked food in the home and a decision was made that the person would receive help with so-called food distribution.

The decision was implemented the same day.

According to Tord Fransson, his brother has never needed similar help before, but rather was very independent.

"Combination of pneumonia and starvation"

However, the food deliveries to Mats never arrived because the papers had been sent to the wrong unit.

21 days after the first visit to the apartment, they began to suspect trouble and went back.

60-year-old Mats Fransson was then found dead in his home.

The social administration in Gällivare has since reported the matter according to Lex Sarah.

At present, the cause of death has not been fully determined.

But an autopsy has been able to establish that the 60-year-old suffered from severe pneumonia when he died.

- I think it was a combination of severe pneumonia, starvation and dehydration, says the man's brother Tord Fransson.

Want an answer from the municipality

Gällivare municipality never told Tord that his brother was in need of food deliveries.

Since Tord did not get hold of his brother either, he was thus completely unaware that his brother was hungry.

Tord Fransson tells SVT that he tried to call the municipality repeatedly after the autopsy to get answers to his questions.

- I wanted to find out what happened and how I would act with his death, he says.

"That should not happen to him"

On Monday, he got hold of the municipality, which now told him that his brother had been in need of food deliveries and that they had passed.

- They said that he had received a food package and then you read online that it has not worked at all.

You get really upset and do not know what to do.

That should not happen to him.

He has been so alert and fresh and cycled a lot.

Tord Fransson now wants to know what really happened to his brother.

- They say that there are no clear messages yet.

But they have promised to return and I also want it in writing.