bloodrayne
04-28-2006, 06:50 AM
Woman Caught With Mother's Corpse In Car
Berlin - A 53-year-old German woman who was driving her dead mother across country to save on mortuary transportation costs was fined by police for disturbing a dead person's peace.
"You're not allowed to transport dead people in your private car," said Ralf Schomisch, police spokesman in Koblenz, where the car was found after a tip-off from a mortuary.
"The corpse was on the back seat without a seat belt, which in this case didn't really matter. But it was covered up with clothing. It is a misdemeanour."
He said the woman, who was not identified, was charged with violating burial laws and disturbing a dead person's peace.
She would face a modest fine, Mr Schomisch said.
The woman had already driven 450km after picking up the body from a mortuary in the northern city of Bremerhaven.
She wanted to bury her mother, who died of natural causes aged 90, in her hometown Daun.
Berlin - A 53-year-old German woman who was driving her dead mother across country to save on mortuary transportation costs was fined by police for disturbing a dead person's peace.
"You're not allowed to transport dead people in your private car," said Ralf Schomisch, police spokesman in Koblenz, where the car was found after a tip-off from a mortuary.
"The corpse was on the back seat without a seat belt, which in this case didn't really matter. But it was covered up with clothing. It is a misdemeanour."
He said the woman, who was not identified, was charged with violating burial laws and disturbing a dead person's peace.
She would face a modest fine, Mr Schomisch said.
The woman had already driven 450km after picking up the body from a mortuary in the northern city of Bremerhaven.
She wanted to bury her mother, who died of natural causes aged 90, in her hometown Daun.