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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.
Maine funeral home worker charged with taking ring from deceased
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Laura Wood, in wheelchair, with family in Saco. Police have charged a funeral home worker with stealing her wedding ring after she died.
Photo courtesy of Sally Wood and Emily Coyne
A funeral home worker has been arrested and charged with stealing a diamond wedding ring from a 102-year-old woman after she died in a Saco nursing home.
Stuart Weston, 51, of Sanford was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing the wedding ring of Laura Wood, who died at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco on Jan. 21. Weston, who worked at Autumn Green Funeral Home in Alfred, was sent by the funeral home to pick up Wood’s body. He was arrested after police obtained evidence, including video, that he sold Wood’s ring to Maine Gold & Silver in South Portland, said Saco Deputy Police Chief Corey Huntress.