A man is suing his two older siblings after their mother's body was reportedly left unburied at an undertaker's for four years, following a bitter family dispute over her death in hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case highlights how disagreements over the circumstances of a loved one's death can spiral into prolonged legal and emotional disputes, leaving the deceased's funeral arrangements unresolved for years.

The younger brother has taken legal action against his two elder siblings, with the row centring on disagreements linked to their mother's death while she was a hospital patient during the pandemic. The family conflict reportedly prevented her burial from taking place, leaving her body at the undertakers for four years while the dispute continued.