A Moroccan woman who died in Abymes (Guadeloupe) on January 4, 2018 will be buried after two years of waiting. In the absence of official authorization, her body was still in the funeral home cold room.
The company is now claiming 82,150 euros from the city for the costs of preserving the remains. The burial permit was finally issued by the authorities on Friday, two days after the publication of a report on the subject by Guadeloupe La Première.
A burial permit finally issued
The funeral directors and the communal social action center on which the deceased depended were responsible for the situation. The elected official in charge of the institution claimed that the company had not taken the necessary administrative steps. The funeral directors explained that they had contacted a multitude of interlocutors, in vain.
The company ended up seizing the Pointe-à-Pitre sub-prefecture on February 5, explaining the different steps taken and claiming the burial permit. The latter has been issued but the dispute over the costs of keeping the body has still not been resolved. The deceased was born in 1964 in Meknes (Morocco) and lived in precariousness. She was staying in a squat at the time of her death. No family member came forward after his death.
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