California family sues funeral home after finding wrong body in uncle's casket

A California family is suing a funeral home after it put the wrong man in the casket and dressed him in their loved one's clothes and workers even attempted to say the family was mistaken upon being confronted about the error Amentha Hunt says she arrived at Harrison-Ross Mortuary in Compton to prepare her uncle -year-old Otis Adkinson for burial when she noticed another man was inside the casket according to KCAL It shouldn't have happened Hunt notified the outlet I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body LONG ISLAND SISTERS SUE FUNERAL HOMES ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BURYING STRANGER INSTEAD OF THEIR LOVED ONE It was a guy laying there in my uncle's suit but it wasn't my uncle she added I just kept looking at him I am like 'He couldn't have gotten that dark ' Hunt explained she brought the issue to the attention of a mortuary worker but the worker initially dismissed her concerns and claimed that it was her uncle inside the casket That's not my uncle Hunt reported My uncle wouldn't have gotten that dark I manifested a picture and she noted 'Yeah you're right give us one minute ' Hunt stated she and her family waited three hours while the mortuary fixed the mix-up before they could bury her uncle It is unclear whose body was in the casket dressed in her uncle's suit For them to come in and see the wrong corpse and for the mortuary to deny it's the wrong corpse we think it's really just a basic standard of care that they messed up on Hunt's attorney Elvis Tran advised KCAL They really need to improve their techniques so they don't do this to another family The funeral home has denied the statements and is preparing to file a cease-and-desist letter against Hunt FAMILY SUES AFTER FUNERAL HOME ALLEGEDLY PUT WRONG BODY IN MOTHER'S CASKETHunt noted she is still traumatized by seeing someone else in the suit she chose for her uncle It's hurting she mentioned To view the wrong corpse I still can see that guy Adkinson a Memphis native died on Feb He was described by his family as a good ole country boy who enjoyed fishing barbecuing dancing and watching the Los Angeles Lakers according to his obituary