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– A family learned the same day of the burial that the vault which was to contain 3 places in reality only has only and a half.
In the absence of space in the family vault, the body of Lucienne Malié has been waiting in a funeral chamber since December 18. This incredible story, told by France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Thursday, January 23, takes place in the commune of Dommartin, in the Rhône. The family of the deceased learned with stupor the same day of the burial as the vault which had to contain 3 places in reality than a and a half.
“The funeral pumps told us’ we have A big technical problemwe have no room in the cellar ”recalls with our colleagues Christophe Malié, one of the three sons of Lucienne Malié. The only proposed solution, unthinkable for the family, is then to reduce the body of the great-grandmother or to move the deceased in another vault. Twenty years ago, the deceased husband had nevertheless ordered a 3 -seat cellar, supported invoices. “My father had taken care of everything before his death, precisely to avoid hassle. In reality, He had been rolled. Know that mom is dead December 10 and thatShe is still waiting in a fridgeit’s very hard ”, testifies Franck Malié, another son of the deceased.
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-A “obvious fault” of society
The family today denounces the actions of the marbler of the time and also points to the funeral pumps, which, according to her, should have verified the conformity of the command made by the marbrier. For their part, the funeral pumps retort: “In our files, it is written the name of the concessionaire without precision of places that is supposed to include a vault. We could not know before burial that this cellar was supposed to have three places ”, explains Thibault Urcun, director of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes territory at PFG.
Before continuing: “The marble company has been closed since. We have no connection with her. If this had been the case, we would have taken our responsibilities. There was a manifest fault of this company. At the time, the rules were not the same. Today, It’s very regulated. For our part, our main desire is to be able to pay the tribute as worthy as possible to Madame Malié ”.
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In order for the family to bury Lucienne with dignity, the Town Hall of Dommartin gave her a new location in the cemetery, where she can have a 3 -seat cellar built. Malié will however have to pay 7 000 euros For this new vault and give in the old one. After this mishap, the family could initiate legal proceedings.
