Apology to heartbroken widow after husband’s grave dug up by mistake
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A council has apologised to a widow left “absolutely heartbroken” after she found her husband’s grave was dug up by mistake. Jenny Thurlow, 74, discovered her late husband Peter’s grave in Driffield Cemetery, East Yorkshire, had been unearthed in a burial plot mix-up. East Riding of Yorkshire Council and undertaker apologised to Mrs Thurlow in what they branded a “miscommunication”. “Thanks to due diligence checks by all concerned, the mistake was quickly picked up and rectified within 24 hours and the funeral ceremony was able to go ahead as planned in December.” A spokesperson for the undertaker, Henry Naylor Funeral Directors, said: “We are deeply sorry for the distress caused to Mrs Thurlow and her family.
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