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Body 'exposed' to mourners during funeral after straps used to lower coffin into grave snapped

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A man's body was 'exposed' to grieving mourners when straps being used to lower his coffin into a grave snapped during a cemetery burial service, an MP has said.

Jake Berry revealed details of what he called an 'appalling incident' during a debate in Parliament. The MP said the coffin 'fell more than eight feet' into the open grave, resulting in the 'exposure of the remains of the deceased'. READ MORE: Shoppers who queued through the night for '£2,000 gift bag' from new Range store left fuming The family, he added, were left 'understandably very distressed' and many left the graveside immediately, reports Lancashire Live.

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