Death industry ombud needs to be fast-tracked
27 September 2016 - 09:20
A proposal to create an ombudsman to regulate the funeral industry is long overdue. For far too long now grieving families have had to put up with the indignity of shoddy, inhumane treatment at the hands of shady operators who think nothing of fleecing the poor with extortionate ''add on'' charges in exchange for pathetic services.
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