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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, March 1, 2021
ALFRED, Maine (AP) - A funeral home worker in Maine has been charged with stealing a wedding ring from the body of a 102-year-old woman after she died in a nursing home.
Stuart Weston, 51, of Sanford, stole the ring from Laura Wood, who died at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco on Jan. 21, police said. Weston, who worked at Autumn Green Funeral Home in Alfred, was arrested on Feb. 23.
The arrest came after police obtained video evidence that he sold the ring to Maine Gold & Silver in South Portland, the Portland Press Herald reported.