Man who left Quebec hospital with father’s body was determined to bury him
MONTREAL — A spat over a death certificate prompted a man to abruptly leave a Montreal-area hospital with the body of his deceased father earlier this week.
A spokeswoman for the Anna-Laberge Hospital in Chateauguay said Thursday the deceased arrived by ambulance from the nearby Kahnawake Mohawk territory on Tuesday.
The family were hoping to get a certificate before repatriating the body for a quick burial by the end of the day, as per the son’s beliefs.
But the hospital explained the deceased would have to be admitted and that the body could not be released to anyone but an accredited funeral facility.