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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

Apology to heartbroken widow after husband’s grave dug up by mistake

Mix-up with Peter Thurlow’s grave left his widow in tears - (Jenny Thurlow)

A council has apologised to a widow left “absolutely heartbroken” after she found her husband’s grave was dug up by mistake.

Jenny Thurlow, 74, discovered her late husband Peter’s grave in Driffield Cemetery, East Yorkshire, had been unearthed in a burial plot mix-up.

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