Funeral director reveals what happens to unclaimed dead bodies if no one comes forward
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A funeral director has explained what actually happens to dead bodies that no one claims.While it may not seem so, but there are many instances where someone dies but no one comes to collect the body to perform their last rites.In such instances, a 'pauper funeral' is held, where local councils in the UK cremate or bury people who have died alone, in poverty, or unclaimed by their relatives.Officially known as 'public health funerals', it is a 'statutory duty' for every local council to make arrangements for these so-called pauper’s funerals.
Because of how it's regarded as a funeral for a 'pauper', they often have 'derogatory connotations”, said Sarah Jones, director of Full Circle.
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