A local family is speaking out after they say a funeral home employee took a picture of their deceased daughter and posted it on social media.
Attorney Nicole Hunt Jackson of The Jackson Firm, filed the lawsuit on behalf of the family.The lawsuit claims the family hired Stevens Brothers Funeral Home on January 22, 2019, to take care of funeral arrangements for their daughter, Jakiel Allyson Jones.The lawsuit states a funeral home staffer took a photo of Jakiel’s disfigured body and released it to non-family members which ended up on social media.
“This case is about accountability, the funeral home was negligent, and they did not protect this family’s right to privacy during a very difficult time in their lives,” said Nicole Hunt Jackson.
“It was hard enough to come to terms with my baby’s death, then I get a call telling me a picture of her dead body was posted on social media. Only the funeral home had access to my daughter’s body, said Jakiel’s mother, Deanna Washington.
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