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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket
A California family is suing a funeral home after it put the wrong man in the casket and dressed him in their loved one's clothes, and workers even attempted to say the family was mistaken upon being confronted about the error. Amentha Hunt says she arrived at Harrison-Ross Mortuary in Compton to prepare her uncle, 80-year-old Otis Adkinson, for burial when she noticed another man was inside the casket, according to KCAL. "It shouldn't have happened," Hunt told the outlet. "I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body." Long Island Sisters Sue Funeral Homes Allegedly Responsible For Burying Stranger Instead Of Their Loved One "It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle," she added. "I just kept looking at him. I am like, 'He couldn't have gotten that dark.'" Hunt said she brought the issue to the attention of a mortuary worker, but the worker initially dismissed her concerns and claimed that it was her uncle inside the casket. Read On The Fox News App "That's not my uncle," Hunt said. "My uncle wouldn't have gotten that dark ... I showed a picture and she said, 'Yeah, you're right, give us one minute.'" Hunt said she and her family waited three hours while the mortuary fixed the mix-up before they could bury her uncle. It is unclear whose body was in the casket dressed in her uncle's suit. "For them to come in and see the wrong corpse, and for the mortuary to deny it's the wrong corpse, we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on," Hunt's attorney, Elvis Tran, told KCAL. "They really need to improve their ways so they don't do this to another family." The funeral home has denied the allegations and is preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Hunt. Family Sues After Funeral Home Allegedly Put Wrong Body In Mother's Casket Hunt said she is still traumatized by seeing someone else in the suit she chose for her uncle. "It's hurting," she said. "To view the wrong corpse, I still can see that guy." Adkinson, a Memphis native, died on Feb. 28. He was described by his family as a "good ole country boy" who enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, dancing and watching the Los Angeles Lakers, according to his article source: California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket
CBS News
17-05-2025
- CBS News
Funeral home sued after giving Compton family the wrong corpse
A Compton family is suing a funeral home after workers misplaced their loved one's body and dressed another corpse in his clothing. "It shouldn't have happened," niece Amentha Hunt said. "It didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body." Hunt chose Harrison-Ross Mortuary to prepare her 80-year-old uncle for burial after he died. However, when she came back to view his body she said it wasn't him. "It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle," Hunt said. "I just kept looking at him. I am like 'He couldn't have gotten that dark.'" Hunt said she tried to asked a mortuary worker for help when she knew something was wrong. The worker dismissed her concerns and said that the corpse was her uncle's body. "That's not my uncle," Hunt said. "My uncle wouldn't have gotten that dark ... I showed a picture and she said 'Yeah, you're right, give us one minute.'" Hunt said she and her family waited three hours while the mortuary fixed the mixup before they could finally bury her uncle. She still doesn't know whose body was dressed in his suit. She filed a lawsuit against the mortuary over the ordeal. "For them to come in and see the wrong corpse, and for the mortuary to deny it's the wrong corpse, we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on," attorney Elvis Tran said. "They really need to improve their ways so they don't do this to another family." Harrison-Ross Mortuary denied the claims. The funeral home said it is preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Hunt. Hunt said she's still haunted by the ordeal of seeing someone else in the suit she picked out for her uncle. "It's hurting," she said. "To view the wrong corpse, I still can see that guy."
