"The body was visibly deteriorated and was observed discharging liquids from the facial area throughout the entire duration of the viewing and wake. The family was horrified and devastated by what they witnessed."
"The receiving funeral establishment in Mexico wrote in a March 28, 2024, report that the embalming process was realized in terrible quality, noting that the body arrived in a decomposed state and discharged liquids from the face."
Santos Ramos died from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on January 20, 2024, leaving his widow Virginia and two children. The family paid Risher Mortuary & Cremation Service $4,131 for funeral and embalming services. When the body arrived in Mexico on March 24, 2024, for the funeral, the family discovered it in a state of advanced decomposition with visible deterioration and liquid discharge from the facial area. The receiving funeral home in Mexico reported the embalming was performed in terrible quality. The widow and two children filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 9, alleging the mortuary deprived them of a meaningful final farewell. The funeral home disputes the allegations and intends to defend itself vigorously.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]