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Equipment that fatally crushed undertaker 'in scissor lift' brought into court

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24.03.2026

Sally Blundell, 58, was working alone at the East of England Co-op Funeral Services branch in Swaffham on December 1, 2023, when the tragedy occurred.  

She was later found fatally crushed by equipment used to transfer bodies from a mortuary fridge. 

An inquest is being held into the death of Sally Blundell (Image: Newsquest)

The alarm was raised after a family arrived for a pre-booked appointment but found no staff present at the premises.  

Stephen Kemp, a funeral manager from the Dereham branch, attended the site and discovered Mrs Blundell. He then contacted........

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