Lawyers for the family claimed that the remains of Regina Christophe were not embalmed. Seeing her rotting body led to Christophe's mother's depression.
A Brooklyn family has filed a claim against a funeral home after they claim their loved one’s body was improperly preserved before her homegoing service.
The family accused the funeral home of mishandling the body after it had maggots and was found partially wrapped in garbage bags on the day of the wake.