Crime & Justice

Family Sues Mortuary After Bumbling Workers Drop Dad’s Body Down Flight of Stairs

BAD TO WORSE

The workers’ denials unraveled when—at the man’s wake—the obvious “denting and bruising” on his head became too much for his family to ignore, court filings say.

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A photo illustration of mortuary workers carrying a coffin that has been split in half on a red background.
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