Family Sues Funeral Home After Their Loved One's Body Began to Rot at Wake

A Miami, Fla. family is planning to sue a local funeral home let their elderly relative's body sit around for so long that it began to rot before their eyes, according to NBCMiami.

On the day of the viewing, 200 family members and friends arrived at [Maspons Funeral Homes], but could notice something was immediately wrong. They noticed a foul odor coming from the casket. When the family went to management to complain, they were told there was no smell. After a few hours, the smell became nearly unbearable and the body started to decay, with her hands changing color and the skin receding from her cheeks, according to Diaz family lawyer Rey Dorta. That's when a security guard for the funeral home moved mourners to the side and began spraying a Lysol can above the body to cover the stench. He also doused the decomposing body with air freshener. The security guard allegedly warned children to stay away from the body because the funeral home "would not be responsible for any damage that may come to them." Despite the horror show playing out before them, the Diaz family continued with the viewing and continued to watch as the body deteriorated and the smell worsened. The body became horribly disfigured, the family alleges. They claim her forehead became dark, her eyes began to recede, her hands turned green and that blood began to seep out of her nose. Dorta said the episode caused severe emotional distress to family, including Diaz's husband of 56 years, Jesus.

This is horrific beyond words.



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