Family Lived With Corpse For Six Months Awaiting Its Resurrection

[SIR HERDERP PRESIDERP SDO]

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A Canadian family lived with a corpse in their upstairs bedroom for six months because they believed the deceased man would be resurrected if they prayed, but the body was discovered when the family was evicted for not paying the mortgage.

Kaling Wald, 50, pleaded guilty to failing to notify police that her husband had died, an offense under the provincial Coroner's Act, and was sentenced on Monday to probation and counseling, her lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday.

Peter Wald, 52, died in March 2013 of what authorities believe were natural causes following a foot infection linked to his diabetes, defense lawyer Peter Boushy said.

His wife Kaling Wald left him in bed and sealed up the bedroom in their Hamilton, Ontario, home to prevent the odor of decomposition from disturbing the busy household, which included five of the couple's six children, as well as other adults living in the home.

"Just as Jesus raised Lazarus after the fourth day, so too did she believe God would resurrect her husband in due time," said Boushy. The family was active in Christian street ministry and outreach in Hamilton, an industrial city about 70 kms southwest of Toronto.

"There clearly was an over-exuberance of one's faith," he added.

The corpse was discovered in September 2013 when the local sheriff arrived to evict the family after they defaulted on the mortgage. It had attracted rodents and was badly decomposed, but the family had packed his things in preparation for the eviction and did not attempt to conceal the corpse.

The Children's Aid Society investigated the family after the discovery of the corpse, but found no concerns and the case was closed, documents showed.

Boushy said his client now understands what the law required and would not do the same thing again.

"She certainly was remorseful, and definitely was teary-eyed," he said. "Indeed, she noted that she was never actually able to cry over the passing of her husband, but this seemed to have been an emotional breakthrough after the court proceedings yesterday. I think counseling is certainly going to be beneficial for her."​

 

[Shanks]

That's really sad to hear .

 

[Itachi of the Uchiha clan]

facepalm.

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[Gerkak]

Strange people

 

[Cruciatus]

Oh, dear.

Now I remember why I still log on here. Lol Stories like this keep me going.

This reminds me of the kind of stuff Green Tea Chloe would post.

Anyway, that's pretty odd I guess. Really, really strange example to set for your children, at least. :|

 

[-Best-]

It's good to be religious, But it is bad to believe in false superstitions.

 

[Commander Axe]

*Refrains himself from religion ranting*

tsk tsk tsk....cant even find the words....

 

[Wabbit]

Sometimes I am surprised what kind dumb people even the 1st world country produces thanks to religion but though shalt not accuse religion for their stupidity because it offends religious people lets bash school system or something else which does not hurt any individual.

 

[Cruciatus]

As a religious person I would like to clarify that we are not all this crazy.

 

[Kamui Sama]

This story has very little to do with Christianity or religion in general like some people in this thread seem to think. The wife just couldn't deal with the grief of losing her loved one

 

[Shadow Phantasm]

That's so creepy I can't even put it into words.Then again some people are crazy enough to do that.

 

[BlacLord™]

If they wanted him to be revived, they should have had him cryonically preserved.

 

[Multiply]

That's mad stupid. This is why agnostics and atheists call religious people nuts. They act like they're stupid or something.

 

[Kenotthib]

facepalm.

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My thoughts exactly lmao

 

[Filo]

Now remember, what if your beloved spouse died? Wouldn't you maybe react irrationally, even if religion wasn't the source. I don't think she's a bad person

 

[BlacLord™]

That's mad stupid. This is why agnostics and atheists call religious people nuts. They act like they're stupid or something.

"This is why agnostics and atheists call religious people nuts."

Not all do, and even some religious people would call this odd.


"They act like they're stupid or something."

Again, not all do; the media is only going to highlight the unusual, it wouldn't be news otherwise.

 

[Donald Trump]

It's sad that this woman was christian enough to know to pray for their dead ones, but selfish enough to think that god would just pull her husband from the divine land and back down to this cursed earth.

Just sad.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

The smell had to be just terrible in that house. Rotting human flesh is one of the worst smells.

 

[Multiply]

"This is why agnostics and atheists call religious people nuts."

Not all do, and even some religious people would call this odd.


"They act like they're stupid or something."

Again, not all do; the media is only going to highlight the unusual, it wouldn't be news otherwise.

I wasn't even implying all agnostics or atheists call religious people nuts. Lol

 

[NineSNS]

This is really sad. The fact that the family was evicted makes me wonder if the wife couldn't afford a proper burial or cremation.