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Three charged over alleged interference with a body at Queensland funeral home
Three people were charged after an alleged incident at a funeral home in Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, in Queensland.
Police said two men and a woman went there on Friday to view the body of a man they knew.
One man allegedly interfered with the corpse and left before police arrived, while two people were arrested at the funeral home and the third at a nearby home.
Each was charged with three offences, including misconduct with a corpse and entering premises with intent to commit an indictable offence.
The funeral home owner said she had been asked to leave the room while the family gathered around the deceased man, and later became suspicious.
Police have not identified the man or said what body part was allegedly removed.
The three were scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Three people have been charged over alleged interference with a body at a funeral home south of Brisbane.
Police allege one man interfered with the corpse and fled before officers arrived.
The two men, aged 47 and 38, and a 43-year-old woman each face three charges.
They were scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Police have not publicly identified the deceased man or detailed the body part allegedly removed.
- Who
- Two men, aged 47 and 38, and a 43-year-old woman have been charged.
- What
- They are accused of interfering with a corpse at a funeral home. Each faces three charges.
- When
- The group attended shortly before 1pm on Friday. They were scheduled to appear in court on Saturday.
- Where
- Swanborough Funerals on Eastern Road, Browns Plains, south of Brisbane.
- Why
- Not stated
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Two men and a woman attended the funeral home after arranging to view the body of a man known to them.
Police arrested the third person at a Browns Plains home; two others had been arrested at the funeral home.
The trio were scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
- Location
- Swanborough Funerals, Eastern Road, Browns Plains
- Charged people
- Two men aged 47 and 38; one woman aged 43
- Charges
- Entering a premises with intent to commit an indictable offence; being armed with intent to enter a premises and commit an indictable offence; misconduct with a corpse
- Court
- Brisbane Magistrates Court
- Alleged body part
- Not publicly detailed by police
What people are saying
We’ve never seen anything like this before.
When I came back in, they were acting very suspicious, and I said to them, ‘What have you done?’ – I was shocked that this has happened.
It is alleged one of the men interfered with the corpse whilst at the premises and fled the scene before police arrival.