MUNHALL, Pa. — A funeral director in Pennsylvania is facing charges after a family said their loved one’s remains were left decomposing and unrefrigerated for days.
Michael Aldrich was operating West Funeral Home in August when police said he was contacted by a family for services and a cremation, WPXI reported.
Days later, a third party went to pick up the remains and found the body had not been cremated. Instead, it was badly decomposed after being left unrefrigerated, WPXI reported. Pennsylvania law requires a dead body to be embalmed, placed in a sealed casket or refrigerated if final disposition does not occur within 24 hours.
The family tried to cancel the services after finding another funeral home, but were told the cremation had already been done, according to a complaint obtained by WPXI.