NSW: Funeral group angry over police inaction on bodies mix-up

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2001
NSW: Funeral group angry over police inaction on bodies mix-up

Police have been accused of being too slow to investigate a mix-up by a Sydney funeral
director who allegedly cremated the wrong body.

The New South Wales Funeral Industry Council says it's been a month since the body
switch at a funeral home at Five Dock.

The incident is being investigated by police and the Fair Trading Department.

The family of ERROL RAYMOND DAVIDSON, 65, last month reportedly watched as his grave
was exhumed and the coffin opened to reveal the corpse of a woman, who died at age 100.

The council says DAISY JANE JONES was supposed to have been cremated two days before
Mr DAVIDSON'S planned burial on November 7, but the opposite occurred.

Council chairman MARK LENNON has also called for tighter controls to be introduced
in the funeral industry to prevent future mix-ups.

Mr LENNON says the council is seeking a meeting with police.

A police spokeswoman says the matter is under investigation and comment is being sought
from the Fair Trading Department.

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