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“It is inexcusable that no one in the hospital informed the children of their father’s death”, adds his brother Michel, who specifies however that he “does not want to create a controversy” then her father, 97 and a half years old and suffering from a long illness, was at the end of his life.
Legally, precise The union, the hospital has 24 hours to notify relatives and the funeral directors only have 48 hours to move the bodies. But given the unfortunate context, the children of the deceased were nevertheless able to involve them urgently.
Still awaiting explanations, the family has so far received a letter indicating that investigations were underway and that the management of the establishment will come back to them as soon as possible. “It will not bring our father back, but it must not happen to other families”, consoles Michel Verbaeys.