A mother cremated a body she thought was that of her dead son, only for him to turn up alive later. Gina Partington’s 37-year-old son Thomas Dennison was reported missing last month and a body was found in Rusholme, Manchester, three days later.
The 58-year-old mother, from Urmston, Greater Manchester, formally identified the body as that of her son and, following an inquest, the body was cremated on October 30.
But police had actually found Dennison, living rough in Nottingham, four days earlier.
Living “rough” in Nottingham can be an understatement
Police said in a statement: “This set of circumstances is clearly distressing and urgent inquiries are ongoing to establish how this happened.”
Well…
That’s just fucked up.
(For this, and other insightful comments, read OhForTheLoveOf’s posts, Monday through Friday, here on Dvorak.org)
Yeah, I hate when that happens…
I still feel a little “rough” from last weekend.
I hadn’t spoke to my mother for >20 years and she just died October 23rd. They sent me a permission form to have her cremated and there was a huge warning at the top that said cremation is permanent and irreversible. Not being particularly close to her I called the funeral home and told them I wasn’t sure about doing this because of the warning. I asked if they could cut her in half and just do half of her until I decided. They didn’t say a word and then I asked if I could use her for Halloween and then get it done. They just hung up – I swear some people have no sense of humor.
The Lazarus effect- not good for a mother’s heart.
#4 – 🙂
now he’s “Mr. Crispy”
I wonder if they had to give his car back? And, yes, the obvious question begs an answer: Just who the hell did they cremate?
Mom identified the body, so it must have been a rogue clone of her son.
Recently a friend of mine passed away, and we offered her son a cremation urn. It was a perfect white marble vase style urn, and exactly what this woman reflected to us. Many people touched the urn and had a special connection to her through it. She was a good woman, good friend, and a knowledgeable and active member of our mountain side community. I will miss our walks in the morning with my dogs.
We were glad to memorialize our friend through the urn we choose. Cremation urns provide the special opportunity to give a loved one a special resting place just as unique as they were in life.
A wide selection can make it easier to choose just the right cremation urn to properly memorialize a loved one for eternity. In this case for us, our friend was Catholic and her urn was buried next to her husband in our town’s little cemetery. Her dog’s cremains, who passed just a few months ago, will soon be scattered over the area where she is buried. Remember, all urns can be buried. In some instances the cemetery may require a vault to protect the earth from sinking. And of course, cremains are non-toxic and will not hurt the environment.
See if we can help you make a decision on a cremation urn for your loved one, to go: In The Light Urns