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We didn't view Dad's body after being told it had changed so much

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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The following words from Ronald Parkin's autopsy report are forever burned into the memory of his family. It reads: "There were signs of decomposition present... maggots were seen crawling on his body." After Ronald's sudden death on 19 August from heart disease last year, his family wanted to see his body to say one final goodbye. But they were unable to straight away, as he was awaiting an autopsy. After his body was transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham on 1 September, the family called the funeral director, which informed them Ronald had changed "considerably", so they decided not to see him. Ronald's autopsy took place four days later, before his funeral was held on 24 September. It was not until nearly a month later, on 23 October, that the family made the horrifying discovery of the full extent of how much the 80-year-old's body had deteriorated when they read his autopsy report.…

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