Mortician Arraigned Over Stolen Corpse Of 26Yr Old Woman In Anambra

"Upon inquiry, they noted that the mortician insisted that who they were given is who they brought, which according to them is not true.

"They alleged that the corpse which was handed over to them, was that of an older woman, whereas theirs was a 26-year-old female. They also stated that the body deposited was on low cut before and after death but the body given to them had her hair weaved and that the body given to them had been operated upon whereas theirs had never undergone any form of surgery among other things they said were off with the body handed over to them.
     
 "Mr Sopuruchukwu Okeke notified the Honourable Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, that after they refused to take the corpse which the mortician was forcing down their throat, the owner of the mortuary Mr Uchenna Ugochukwu Joseph started threatening them for refusing to take the embalmed body which according to them isn't who they deposited in the mortuary.
     
 "When asked why they never visited the mortuary, Mrs Rejoice said that on her part she's scared of going to the place as she won't be able to control her emotions but that her in-laws' elder sister was denied access to the place because the mortuary attendant told her that they don't give pregnant women access to the morgue.
     
"They also hinted that all the while the sister-in-law was coming to see the deceased which they kept denying her access, the mortuary kept asking for the date of the burial which they didn't take as anything but rather trusted their services
     
"Mrs Rejoice Odogwu, sister to the deceased, noted that although they are from Ezinifite Okpuno Awka, the deceased until her death lived with her husband at Nkpor.
     
"She also revealed that late Chinonso died during childbirth which made them to bring her body near home in order to enable them prepare for the burial only to be defrauded of her corpse in October when they came to carry her remains''