Muriel Schwenck
Beloved Curmudgeon
17 July 2019
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According to a lawsuit the [Washington] family filed Tuesday, an employee at the Stevens Brothers Funeral Home in Belle Glade took a photo of their daughter’s body on a mortuary slab before her funeral.
The family claims the employee then sent the photo to non-family members and it was later posted to social media.
“When I looked at the photo, I saw that it was taken in the prep room at the funeral home. My baby was partially clothed, on a mortuary slab with her hair pulled back,” said Deanna Washington, the mother of Jakiel Jones.
Jones was just 27 years old when she tragically lost her life in a car accident on I-95.
An attorney for the family says Jones’ body was so disfigured, her parents requested a closed casket funeral.
This family was devestated when they lost their daughter in a car crash back in Jan. To make things worse, they say an employee at The Stevens Brothers Funeral Home in Belle Glade took a photo of their daughter's body on the mortuary slab before her funeral & it wound up online.
Jones’ family is now suing the funeral home for damages, but her mother says this is about more than just money.
“I don’t ever want another family to experience what we experienced. If possible, if I can stop it here, I will stop it here,” Washington said.
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