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Bodies swapped at funeral home leads to wrong person buried, lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit comes after a family realized late last year the person in the casket was not their loved one. Author: Mariah Medina (KENS5) Updated: 12:32 PM CST January 29, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Two San Antonio families are suing a local funeral home after they allege their loved ones’ bodies were mistakenly swapped, leading to the burial of the wrong person.
The lawsuits, filed Monday by the families of Mary Lou Salinas and Catalina Cervantes, allege that the two women died within days of each other in November 2020 and were both taken to Mission Park South for services to be held at a later date. Due to the global pandemic, the funeral home arranged rosaries and interment for the two women several days after their death.
Lawsuit: another pair of bodies switched by San Antonio funeral home
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The family of Catalina R. Cervantes, pictured, is suing a funeral home in San Antonio, accusing it of mistakenly sending her body to the viewing of a different woman.Courtesy /Show MoreShow Less
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The family of Mary Lou Salinas, pictured, is suing a funeral home in San Antonio accusing it of mistakenly sending her body to the viewing of a different woman.Courtesy /Show MoreShow Less
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the cause of death of Catalina Cervantes.
A pair of families have filed separate lawsuits accusing a funeral home in San Antonio of mistakenly sending the wrong bodies of two elderly women to each other’s viewings.