Funeral home 'dumped bodies in corridor'
The home in Walsall said it had launched an investigation (Picture: Google)
An investigation has been launched following claims that a funeral home dumped coffins containing bodies in a corridor next to an old bike and a Christmas tree.
In images printed by the Sun, three coffins are stacked on shelves in a corridor with at the Midcounties Co-operative Funeralcare home in Walsall. One source told the paper that one coffin remained in the corridor for two weeks.
Midcounties Co-operative said it would ‘immediately investigate’ allegations that its policy had been breached.
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A woman whose father’s body was kept at the home said she was ‘sickened’ by the claims (Picture: Alamy)
‘In our Walsall funeral home, one chapel of rest is used to respectfully hold coffins. Before being transported to a funeral, coffins are moved to an adjoining designated corridor,’ said a spokesperson.
‘It is against company policy for any unrelated items to be kept within a chapel of rest or designated corridor alongside coffins.’
Jane Hughes, whose father’s body was kept at the home, told the Sun she was ‘sickened to the stomach’ when she heard the allegations.
The Midcounties Co-operative describes itself on its website as the largest independent co-operative in the UK, employing 9,000 people and with more than 500,000 members.