[Qiao Bao News] A netizen in Taiwan revealed that his father had a funeral ceremony on the 19th of this month after his death. Unexpectedly, his father was mistakenly identified by the Taoyuan Zhongli Funeral Home on that day and was sent to another family for a farewell ceremony. , and then sent for cremation. When the netizen found out, the cremation of his father had been completed. He later went online and angrily criticized the responsible party of the funeral home for never confirming his identity during the relevant process, and for not admitting his mistake afterwards.
Taoyuan Zhongli Funeral Home. (Picture source: Data map of Taipei Zhongshi News Network)
Taipei Zhongshi News Network reported on the 20th that the netizen posted on Facebook ( Facebook ) that his father and a relative who died in another family were buried on the same day. The family paid their respects to the body on the morning of the 19th local time, and the body was sealed in the coffin. At that time, his father's name was already affixed on the coffin, and the surname was completely different. Although the coffins of both families were yellow, his father was a Canadian. The coffin was large and the father had severe edema. The netizen angrily criticized the other party's ceremonial agency in charge of the funeral home (the company responsible for the funeral ceremony) for not confirming the identity again and again when pushing the coffin out of the freezer and washing the body.
reported that the netizen mentioned that the etiquette society in charge of the other company sealed the coffin after completing the farewell ceremony and sent the body to Taoyuan for cremation. When they found out, the etiquette society notified him that the wrong person was burned. He angrily commented that "you can't even pick up the bones", but the remains of the other family member were still in the icehouse; he and the other family members were very angry when they learned about this, but the police said that they could file a lawsuit against the funeral home etiquette society for "damaging the corpse" under the criminal law. , but the chance of success is low, so it is recommended to file a civil lawsuit.
Subsequently, the Taoyuan City Funeral Management Office confirmed the incident, saying that because there was an incident in Taoyuan City in 2018 where funeral operators pulled the wrong coffin and burned the wrong body, in order to eliminate the problem, barcoding measures were implemented, and bracelets were used from the time the body was stored on ice. Bar code confirmation, the coffin is also affixed with a bar code double check.
The funeral center pointed out that from the beginning of this case, the operator had mistaken identities and misplaced the body. When the Taoyuan Municipal Funeral Home cremated the body, it was impossible to open the coffin and confirm it. However, it was also puzzled that another family member of the deceased who was conducting the farewell ceremony paid respects to the remains of their loved one. At that time, no error was found. Since the deceased has not yet been cremated, the cremation permit was immediately withdrawn after the incident. Currently, the funeral director is coordinating with the families of both parties to handle relevant matters based on the outcome of the negotiation.
The funeral director who got the wrong body refused to comment further. It is understood that another deceased person lived alone for many years. The family only said that they had not seen each other for a long time, so when they paid respects to the body, they did not realize that it was not their own family, and the wrong body was not theirs. 's fault. (End)
