A grieving mother has shared more details about the harrowing moment that she walked into a funeral director’s living room and found her dead son seated in a baby bouncer while watching cartoons.
Zoe Ward’s newborn son, Bleu, was only three weeks old when he passed away from brain damage at Leeds General Infirmary.
The 32-year-old asked Florrie’s Army – set up by Amie Upton after her own daughter was stillborn in 2017- to carry out his funeral after a recommendation was made from a family friend.
She explained how the service sounded so brilliant when she first spoke to Ms Upton with Florrie’s Army, offering free handprints, images, baby clothing, and even a dedicated funeral service to the bereaved parents.
What soon followed has people talking as Ms Ward shared that it rocked her world and left her screaming with terror.
She was made to believe that Bleu’s body was picked up from the hospital by someone on behalf of the Florrie’s Army, and it was her understanding that his body would be kept in a professional setting. Speaking to BBC News, she shared how it was horrifying to see her welcome her in with so much delight, adding how she and the kids were watching PJ Masks.
On that note, Ms Ward arranged for Bleu’s body to be removed from Ms Upton’s care, arranging for another funeral director to intervene. She shared how she was so upset and angry about this, and how her son was being kept in the house like that.