Saturday, July 09, 2011
Judge Orders Pulaski County To Take Unclaimed Body
- {Kentucky}...Fayette Circuit Judge Thomas Clark on Friday ordered the Pulaski County coroner to take possession of the body of 72 year old Robert George of Burnside who died at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital on March 27th. His body has been in the UK hospital's morgue since then, as UK officials tried to find someone to claim it. Assistant Pulaski County Attorney Matthew Choate argued the Fayette County coroner should take George's body because George died in Fayette County. Fayette Circuit Judge Thomas Clark said George had a Pulaski County address, and he was in Fayette County only as a UK hospital patient. It made sense for the county where George resided and had contacts to take possession of his remains. George's wife is under the care of a custodian and unable to provide burial for her husband.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:39 PM 
