An undertaker was found crushed to death by a piece of equipment used to move bodies from the back room of a funeral parlour, an inquest heard. Dawn Salisbury, who had made arrangements to see a deceased relative, became concerned when there were no staff at the funeral parlour for her 11am appointment. Mr Kemp, a funeral manager at the Dereham branch of East of England Co-op Funeral Services, said he asked security to remotely check CCTV cameras at the Swaffham branch. The inquest heard there are no CCTV cameras in sensitive areas of the funeral parlour where bodies are kept. Records indicate Mrs Blundell was in date for various training courses, including health and safety, the report said.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2026 19:46 UTC