Cape Breton funeral director exonerated — again — after wrong body cremated

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal says Joseph Curry was not responsible for mistake by medical examiner's staff

CBC News

A funeral director in Sydney, N.S., has been cleared for a second time of any responsibility after he cremated the wrong body three years ago.

Joseph Curry lost his funeral director's licence after the incident at Forest Haven Memorial Gardens in 2021.

The Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, which regulates the industry, said Curry should have checked the identity of the contents after receiving a body bag from the medical examiner's service at the Cape Breton Regional Hospi…

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Cape Breton funeral director exonerated — again — after wrong body cremated

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