A ‘heartbroken’ 27-year-old daughter has been found dead on the M4 after being unable to go to her grandmother’s funeral because of coronavirus lockdown rules. Abigail Hussey was found in the early hours of the morning in the carriageway of the motorway after losing her 93-year-old grandmother to Covid-19 and being too worried to travel … Read more
Travellers flout social distancing rules as crowds flock to gypsy funeral despite warning that only 15 mourners could attend ceremony Large crowds gathered to attend a gypsy funeral in Thornaby, North Yorkshire despite ongoing lockdown Social distancing guidelines amid coronavirus meant only 15 people could attend the ceremony However a huge group of mourners turned … Read more
Police discovered 100 bodies stacked in unrefrigerated trucks outside a funeral home in Brooklyn Wednesday after police responded to 911 complaints from neighbors who had been complaining for weeks about the smell. Authorities found two unrefrigerated U-Haul box trucks being used to store the bodies outside of Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home in Flatlands. There … Read more
Shocking footage has emerged showing mourners running for their lives after a gunman opened fire at the funeral of a Manchester godfather dubbed ‘Mr Ibiza’. Dozens of people who broke social distancing rules to attend the service of criminal Clive Pinnock, 38, were forced to flee when a series of gunshots were fired within the … Read more
The family of a grandmother who died aged 77 held her funeral service in the back garden so neighbours could participate from the safety of her own home. Hilda Pattison, 77, from Sunderland was denied a large church funeral because of the Covid-19 restrictions. So her six sons and daughters brought the grandmother, known as … Read more
Syd Little was among mourners at Eddie Large’s funeral today after the comedian died in hospital from coronavirus while being treated for heart failure. Around 50 well-wishers turned out to show their support for the comedian as his body was taken to a crematorium in Portishead, Somerset this afternoon. Glasgow-born Eddie, whose real name was … Read more
Police rush to cemetery after gunman opened fire as hundreds of mourners break social distancing rules and line streets at funeral of father, 38, dubbed ‘Mr Ibiza’ Gunman opened fire at mourners attending a funeral at Manchester cemetery Police sources said there is evidence that three shots were fired last night Mourners were attending funeral … Read more
Traveller funeral is broken up by police as mourners flout social distancing rules after they demanded body back from the undertaker the night before ceremony – and drove it to the church in the back of a Transit van About 60 grievers – some swigging beer – moved on by Bedfordshire Police at Dunstable Cemetery … Read more
Coronavirus lockdown rules for funerals are expected to prompt a rise in direct cremations, which take place without a service. No frills cremations cost around £1,600 on average, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise their own personal memorial for a loved one at a time of their choosing. The … Read more
Tens of thousands defy Bangladesh lockdown to attend Islamic preacher’s funeral while children queue for free food in a Mumbai slum as coronavirus sweeps through subcontinent Estimated 100,000 people attended funeral of Jubayer Ahmad Ansari, 55, today People were pictured standing side by side in crowds in Sarail, east Bangladesh Country’s outbreak has begun to … Read more