A man's body was left decomposing on a mortuary table for six days.
David Gardner, 59, from Tetbury, was admitted to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital suffering from a diseased kidney and liver. He died on 1 March.
His family claim his body was too big to fit in a mortuary fridge so was left unrefridgerated on a table. A plan for an open casket funeral was scrapped because his body was too decayed.
A hospital spokesman said an investigation had begun. read more...
