Corpse 'in limbo' for over two months

As if the psychological strain that comes with the death of a loved one wasn’t enough, after her death, Mrs Lombaard’s family has had to deal with a drawn out and apparently interminable dispute over what is to happen to her mortal remains.

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“After so many days of not knowing what is going to happen to her body, we, as a family, feel rattled and emotionally drained,” says Mrs Lombaard’s daughter Daleen Engelbrecht.