Polyneices: Neice to know him?

Yesterday, Creon son of Menoeceus, took the Theban crown from our fallen hero Eteocles. To the citizens of Thebes this should bring an end to all the controversy and with it cause for celebration right? One would think so but as his first act as reigning King, Creon may have inadvertently brought only more trouble still to this once renowned and prosperous city. He declared that Polyneices, oldest son who many seem to believe was the rightful heir to the Theban crown, is not to be given proper burial for his betrayal against the metropolis that birthed him. Sources tell us that Creon went so far as to say that his body will be devoured by "carrion" and "wild dogs". How did such noble birth come to such a fall? Little is known about Antigone and sister Ismene's reaction to their brother's defilement, but this reporter would bet all the drachma's in Greece that there will be more news to follow.