Metro – Body Swap
The parents of a British teacher who died in Cambodia have said they are “living in a horror movie” after they were sent the wrong corpse, Metro reports. Their 39-year-old son died from a heart attack in May while working as a teacher in Cambodia.
Parents sent body of 77-year-old man instead of their son, 39, who died abroad
The parents of a man, 39, who died abroad were sent the wrong body of a 77-year-old man.
Maureen Thompson and Stephen Nightingale, from Nottingham, said they have been ‘living in a horror movie’ ever since the death of their son Kevin.
The 39-year-old died from a heart attack in May while working as a teacher in Cambodia.
But authorities sent his family the wrong body, and repatriated a man believed to be a 77-year-old Canadian.
By the time Kevin’s body arrived in the UK it was so badly decomposed he was ‘almost unrecognisable’.
Maureen said: ‘He loved his job, he went there and loved his life. All the kids called him the handsome teacher. He had his whole life ahead of him.’
Kevin was found dead on May 3 by a colleague after he did not show up to work for two days.
Investigators believe he died after falling down the stairs while having a heart attack.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 15 August 2024.
A real mix of headlines dominates Thursday’s front pages, with domestic stories the most popular. A few of the papers lead with the ongoing train drivers’ pay dispute, after a breakthrough in negotiations, that could bring about an end to travel disruptions.
A handful of newspapers have front-page coverage of the latest developments in the Ukraine war and many of the paper’s secondary stories are showbiz-centred.
The back pages cover the latest gossip from the Premier League as the new season is soon to begin. There is also coverage of Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid 2-0 win in the Uefa Super Cup last night as French forward Kylian Mbappe made his highly anticipated debut.
