A cousin, who never met Gerry, was traced that morning by the UHU and has come to pay their respects. The windswept service at the graveside is short but meaningful. The lilt of Graham's Outer Hebrides accent feels tailormade for the occasion. After the funeral, Gerry's estranged daughter is eventually traced and his estate is settled. But the full story of his life, like why Gerry was estranged from his daughter, is never told. The way I look at it is that they set up this unit to be that one.
It is about making sure they are put to rest respectfully. Katy echoes the sentiment. The team's daily work is littered with difficult conversations. This can include breaking the news of someone's death, or explaining to a friend or a step-child that only bloodline relatives can benefit from an estate. Yvonne says piecing together a life and tracing next of kin is what makes the more harrowing searches worthwhile.
The workload is growing. And the investigations themselves are gradually getting more difficult. The shift towards conducting our lives online is actually making it harder to trace the lives of the dead. The biscuit tins crammed full of important paperwork or battered personal phone directories are becoming rarer. We need to adapt to the changes in society. But what is likely to remain the same is how so much of the UHU's work can be traced back to the devastating impact of a breakdown in relationships.
I think people always think there's time to make up, and now there's not," says Yvonne. Some names have been changed to protect the deceased's anonymity. The strangers who step in when someone dies alone. His name was Henry Summers - but who was he? This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
When people die alone, with no obvious next of kin and no will, a small team of public servants steps in to help. The UHU investigators wear forensic suits in order to minimise their impact on the property. Checking the post can help establish whether a person had bank accounts and any other financial assets or debts.
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But that's not necessary here. Their main goal is to make it look like nothing has happened. Linda Iles is sprightly after spending the morning examining the insides of someone's brain. She's been working in forensics for about 15 years and says they would examine one person a day in a relatively decomposed state. She says there are two types of decomposition - putrefaction and mummification - though many cases involve a mixture of both. If it is hot and moist, it's likely a body will putrify, which involves "purge liquid", a coffee grounds-like substance with a sour odour that moves out of orifices due to pressure.
Melbourne Forensic Cleaners Josh Marsden removes biohazard material. It's not uncommon for Iles to see hungry pets who, in a desperate bid for food, take a bite of their beloved owner. Particularly if it is a well sealed-off environment.
If someone has not been found for three years or so, it's likely because they've been mummified. Iles sees her fair share of sadness, but people dying alone and not being discovered for months and months leaves her with a heavy feeling.
While elderly people make up a large number of lonely deaths that come through their labs, they also see people estranged from family for one reason or another. For some people who live alone, a Red Cross service called Telecross takes the form of a friendly welfare check. It provides a daily phone call, days a year, to isolated people. If the call is not answered on the third attempt, an emergency procedure is activated. Caitlin English, Deputy State Coroner, has been working at the coroners for just over five years.
It raises some really interesting and important questions about who we are, what's important, how we can address that. At present, approximately 4, people are buried or cremated by the council every year. Public health funerals are simple services which include a coffin and a funeral director to oversee the burial or cremation. However, other items such as flowers, obituaries, transportation for attendees and headstones are not included.
Indeed, in certain regions of the UK where space is at a premium, the deceased will be buried in a mass grave with no marker to commemorate their burial. In cases where the deceased does not have any capital or not enough to cover the costs of the funeral, the council will foot the bill.
In public health funerals, the date and time of the service, as well as the choice of funeral directors, are at the discretion of the council. One way for a person to control various aspects of their funeral including location, manner and participating funeral director as well as to avoid the costs falling to the council is to take out a prepaid funeral plan , which allows them to choose and pay for their funeral before their death.
If no will is present, the rules of intestacy apply and their estate will fall to their next of kin in a specific and predetermined order. Intestacy rules indicate that in the event that no next of kin can be found, the council will take possession of the estate. Monies will first be subtracted to cover the cost of the funeral, before the remainder will be held by the council. Councils all over the UK receive thousands of Freedom of Information requests every year regarding those who have died with no family.
While they will usually supply details such as their full name, date of death, marital status and last known address, they may withhold others to prevent the risk of fraud.
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