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The Sun
22-05-2025
- The Sun
Human remains wash up on UK beach in front of horrified walker who ‘spotted leg'
HUMAN remains have washed up on a UK beach in front of a stunned walker – with a 'leg' reportedly seen on the shore. The grisly discovery was made at Westward Ho! beach in Bideford, North Devon, on Thursday morning. 1 Emergency crews rushed to the scene at around 9.30am after reports of body parts on the sand. One witness described the sight as 'very graphic'. Police officers and a private ambulance were pictured at the beach, and it's understood images of the remains were shared online before being removed. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the remains were taken to a mortuary and will be examined further. The force said: 'We were notified at around 9.30am on Thursday 22 May following reports of what appeared to be human remains found at the end of Westward Ho! Beach, Bideford. Officers attended and have removed the remains to the mortuary for further examination.' is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Family horrified to find wrong man in loved one's casket while saying final goodbyes
A grief-stricken relative was left horrified after she went to bid farewell to her elderly uncle - only to discover another man wearing the suit she had chosen for him lying inside the casket. To add insult to injury, traumatised niece Amentha Hunt then claimed funeral home workers asked for 'proof' the wrong body was lying inside the coffin. The unfortunate error has led the family of Otis Adkinson, 80, to launch a lawsuit against Harrison-Ross Mortuary, in Los Angeles, California. Speaking to KCAL News, Ms Hunt, from Compton, said the incident had left her family traumatised. 'It shouldn't have happened. I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body. 'It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle.' She immediately approached an employee at the mortuary to ask what had happened, only to then be told: 'That's your uncle.' When she continued to deny that was her relative, she then pulled out a photograph of Mr Adkinson, at which point the employee agreed the wrong body had been placed into the coffin. It took a further three hours for the mortuary to fix the error so that her uncle could finally be laid to rest, but Ms Hunt said she has been left distressing at the sight of seeing her relative in a suit picked out by herself and her aunt. 'It's hurt. I still think about it. That's something that's never going to go away, to view the wrong corpse. I still can see that guy.' Elvis Tran, an lawyer representing Hunt, described the mortuary's actions as outrageous. He said: 'For them to come in and see the wrong corpse and for the mortuary to deny that it's the wrong corpse and then need proof that it's in fact the right person. 'We think it's just a basic standard of care that they messed up on and that they really need to improve their ways, so they don't do this to another family.' Harrison-Ross Mortuary denied the allegations against them and said they are preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Ms Hunt. Mr Adkison was born on November 2, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, as the second of five children, according to an obituary posted online. He was married to his wife, Willie Mae, for 56 years until his death and spent 29 years working for Schaefer Ambulance Service as an EMT.
The National
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
Dozens of bodies found at Libyan hospital controlled by Tripoli militia
Fifty-eight bodies have been found in a mortuary refrigerator at a Tripoli hospital that was under the control of a militia involved in clashes in the Libyan city last week. The Interior Ministry for the UN-backed government that controls western Libya said the deaths had not been reported to authorities and that 35 of the dead were unidentified. They were discovered in Abu Salim Accident Hospital in the densely populated Abu Salim neighbourhood, the ministry said in a statement on Monday night. Photos of corpses on beds, their faces blurred, were posted online by the ministry. Some of the dead had burns. 'So far, 23 corpses have been examined, and all necessary legal procedures have been taken, including documenting data and collecting samples,' the ministry said. The statement said the bodies had been stored 'for a period of time' without any notification to police. Abu Salim was the territory of an armed group known as the Stabilisation Support Apparatus, whose leader Abdelghani Al Kikli – known as Ghaniwa – was killed last week, leading to days of fighting between militias. Mr Al Kikli's death led to the defeat of his group by armed factions aligned with Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, who heads the UN-backed government. The clashes killed at least eight civilians, according to the UN, but Libyan authorities are yet to release an official number. A ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday. The corpses in the hospital refrigerator were the second batch found in recent days. On Saturday, officials said nine bodies had been discovered in cold storage at Al Khadra hospital, another facility in Abu Salim controlled by the Stabilisation Support Apparatus. A criminal investigation is under way, the Interior Ministry said in a post on X. Mr Dbeibah said on Saturday that his goal is to eliminate all militias and that it was an 'ongoing project'. He said in a televised address that armed groups must align themselves with the state. 'We will welcome all those who choose to stand with the state. We will sideline those who resort to blackmail and corruption,' he said. Certain militias 'had grown excessively, to the point of controlling the entire political, financial, economic, and even social landscape', he added. His government on Monday posted a video online showing bulldozers knocking down a camp that had been under the control of the Stabilisation Support Apparatus. Authorities said the area would be turned into a national park. Tripoli residents have taken to the streets in recent days to protest against the violence and demand Mr Dbeibah's resignation over the fighting. Libya is split between the UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival administration in the east controlled by the family of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army. The country was divided after a Nato-backed revolt in 2011 that toppled and killed longtime leader Muammar Qaddafi. Despite relative calm in recent years, clashes periodically break out between armed groups vying for territory. At least 55 people were killed in August 2023 during fighting between two factions in Tripoli.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman Claims Funeral Home Put the 'Wrong Corpse' in Her Uncle's Suit and Casket — and Tried to Deny the Mistake
Amentha Hunt claims that when she attended her late uncle's viewing in April, she found a stranger in his suit and casket instead of him Along with her uncle's wife, Hunt is now suing Harrison-Ross Mortuary for the mix-up, which she claims staff tried to deny, requiring her to show photos to confirm the body was not him Harrison-Ross Mortuary has denied Hunt's claims, and is reportedly preparing to send a cease-and-desist letter to herWhen a California woman arrived to mourn her late uncle, she said she was shocked to see the body of a complete stranger — and even more shocked when a mortuary worker allegedly told her she was wrong. After his death in February, Otis Adkinson's family made arrangements at Harrison-Ross Mortuary's Crenshaw Blvd. location for a viewing and funeral service. When Otis' niece, Amentha Hunt, arrived for the viewing on April 7, she was shocked to see a stranger in the casket where her uncle should have been, according to her complaint filed in court and viewed by PEOPLE. Not only was the 'wrong corpse' in her uncle's casket, but the stranger was wearing the suit the family had handpicked for the viewing, according to the document that Hunt and Otis' wife, Willie Mae Adkinson, filed against Harrison-Ross Mortuary on May 15. "It was a guy lying there in my uncle's suit, but it wasn't my uncle," Hunt recalled to CBS affiliate KCAL News. 'I just kept looking at him. … I was like, 'Wait a minute, he couldn't have gotten that dark.' " Naturally, Hunt 'immediately' attempted to remedy the error, but a staff member at the mortuary insisted that the body in the casket belonged to her uncle, she claims in the lawsuit. The employee she spoke with doubled down, insisting 'that it was in fact the correct body,' per the complaint. So Hunt showed 'living pictures' to the employee to prove that the body in the casket was not her uncle's — and 'only then' did the staff member 'realize their mistake,' the complaint alleges. It took 'several hours' to remedy the mix-up — take the incorrect corpse to another facility, switch the suit to the correct body and place it in the casket — by which time 'there was little to no time left for any viewing,' per the complaint. And it should not have been necessary in the first place, according to Hunt. "It shouldn't have happened,' she told KCAL News. 'I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body.' The mortuary has denied Hunt's allegations and is preparing to send Hunt a cease-and-desist letter to her, according to KCAL News. Harrison-Ross Mortuary did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Sunday, May 18. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Along with her aunt, Hunt is suing the business for negligence and breach of contract, as well as both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Hunt and Willie Mae 'have suffered tremendously' from the mortuary staff's 'shameful conduct,' the complaint alleges. 'The mystery and horrific facts surrounding the treatment of [Otis] has caused and continue to cause' the pair 'immense mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, inconvenience, grief, anxiety, humiliation and emotional distress,' per the lawsuit. 'It's hurting. I still think about it,' Hunt told KCAL News. 'That's something that's never going to go away, to view the wrong corpse. I still can see that guy.' Hunt and her aunt also claim that the rest of the family was impacted, stating in the complaint that relatives at the April 7 viewing were 'extremely distraught leading to confusing, emotional distress' and arguments about the mix-up. In a statement to KCAL News, Hunt's attorney, Elvis Tran, said, 'For them to come in and see the wrong corpse, and for the mortuary to deny that it's the wrong corpse … we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on.' The funeral home's staff, Tran added, 'really need to improve their ways so they don't do this to another family.' Read the original article on People
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."
