Police officer, 53, found dead at Brazilian farm home where he was devoured by his own dogs for two weeks, with only a skeleton left when authorities arrived

A police officer was devoured by his pets dogs after he died from an 'illness, ' Brazilian authorities said.

The skeletal remains of military police agent Clédio Vilela, were found lying next to a table outside his farm house in the countryside town of Pirenópolis on Sunday.

The disturbing discovery took place after friends and family grew increasingly worried after the 53-year-old had missed several masses at church.

'His family missed him because he hadn't been there for a few days,' Goiás Civil Police chief Tibério Martins said, according to G1 news outlet. 'The police officer used to go to church, but he didn't show up either. 

'A neighbor reported that she last saw him on April 8. When we arrived at the location, we found the bones.' 

The skeletal remains of police officer Clédio Vilela were found at his farm home in Pirenópolis, Brazil on Sunday. The Goiás Civil Police said the 53-year-old likely died after he fell ill and was devoured by his dogs, who may have gone two weeks without being fed

Friends alerted Brazilian police in the countryside town of Pirenópolis after they found the skeletal remains of Clédio Vilela, a member of the military police

Investigators searching the home reported that no items were removed from the property, leading them to rule out the involvement of a third party.

'On the table there was a notebook where he was writing down some things and the car key,' Martins said. 'He probably had a sudden illness and fell out of his chair.'

Martins believes that the dogs ate Vilela's body because they were hungry and had not been fed for about two weeks.

'The (medical examiner's office) will analyze whether there are any signs of violence on the bones to try to identify the cause of death,' he said.

Vilela joined the Goiás Military Police in 2000 and was in reserve.

He had been dealing with mental illness following the death of his son in 2019 and lived with six dogs at the farm located in the outskirts of the Federal District, where Brasilia, the country's capital is located.

'His friends say that his mental health was not very good,' Martins said. 'He lived alone on a farm far from the city, isolated and difficult to access.'