Absolute Drama! London Priest Cancels Elaborate Funeral With Hired Actors, No Dead Body
In an unexpected twist in London, Father McHardy, a priest, found himself at what seemed to be an elaborate funeral only to uncover a startling truth - the coffin was empty, and the mourners were hired actors, as reported by The Metro.?
Fake funeral: horses, vintage cars, and more
The extravagant ceremony boasted a horse-drawn hearse, vintage cars, mourners donning top hats, and a full choir, all commemorating a young Latvian man named Lauris Zaube. Yet, before the service commenced, the choirmaster unveiled a disturbing secret, according to the news outlet.??
It transpired that there was no actual deceased individual named Lauris, and the supposed brother who orchestrated the service under the guise of "Clyde Zaube" had fabricated the entire narrative.?
He asserted that Lauris had perished frozen, even presenting a dubious Russian death certificate. Subsequent investigations revealed that a missing Lauris Zaube did indeed exist, but he was in Latvia near a frozen dam and very much alive. Furthermore, no brother named Clyde could be traced.
Shocked priest cancels fake funeral??
Faced with this shocking ruse, Father McHardy found himself unable to proceed with the funeral and duly opted to cancel the fraudulent ceremony.?
Father McHardy divulged that the request for the funeral had come in three or four weeks prior, and when probed about the affiliation with the church, they were deceitfully informed that there was one. The individual identifying as Clyde had purportedly selected the readings for the service.
"On the day of the funeral, it all began to unravel," Father McHardy recounted. "The undertakers were poised to retrieve the body, and then, at the eleventh hour, they were informed, 'there is no body, we have ashes.'"
Father McHardy observed that there were two factions of 'mourners' in the church, one of which turned out to be actors, who, despite the peculiar circumstances, remained respectful and courteous.
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