Mortician Reveals What He Does With Clothes Removed From Lifeless Bodies at the Mortuary
- A mortuary attendant has revealed in a viral video what happens to the clothes removed from the bodies of deceased people
- He explained that many mortuary attendants become suspected of engaging in spiritual practices, and he shared why
- The young man shared what he eventually does with the clothes after the family members of the deceased reject them
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A Nigerian man who works as a mortuary attendant, also known as a mortician, has explained what eventually happens to the clothes a lifeless body is brought to the mortuary in.
He explained in detail that issues surrounding what happens to the clothes of a deceased person could lead to court cases or problems for any mortician, and he explained why.
Source: TikTok
Mortician speaks about dead people's clothes
@dchief_mortician2 shared in the video that many people who bring a lifeless body to the mortuary sometimes assume that the mortician has used the clothes of the deceased for something else after they have been removed.
To give clarity, the mortuary attendant explained that, most times, the clothes removed from the body of a deceased person are burnt.
He said:
"Today I want to address an issue, a very serious issue, most especially for morticians. It has caused a lot of problems. The issue of the clothes a person wears to the mortuary. Some of them don't want to take them home, while some of them actually forget that they can take the clothes home."
"You see those clothes, they can cause issues for morticians and even family members. Some of them actually think that they use the clothes for something, maybe some spiritual stuff."
"The real truth about this is that, you see the clothes they bring to the mortuary, what we usually do with them is that when we remove the clothes, we burn them. They have no use because when they start piling up, they'll start smelling, so that's why we burn them."
Source: TikTok
In the same TikTok video, he spoke about his own method and what he personally does with the clothes after removing them from the body of a deceased person.
He explained:
"Me, what I usually do is that once they bring a person to the mortuary, I remove the clothes and give them to the family members immediately."
Reactions as mortician speaks about dead people
Solomon D Mortician noted:
"confirm we did it too we return the clothes to the family as well."
BIGG'JAY shared:
"yeah I partially understand."
Midfielder added:
"Very intelligent guy."
FLAMES wrote:
"My question for you is, how do you deal with mood especially when you receive a number of love ones."
Rhema Tonge noted:
"You're a professional in this job bro. you need to get to Europe to end better money. you're so intelligent and experienced too.'
Mondayimuentinyan said:
"My dad's clothes was giving to me."
Speaking with Legit.ng, Mr. Godwin Ogwuche, a relationship expert at Goru Counseling and Therapy Services, shared his perspective on how people should cope with the loss of a loved one.
On when someone should seek therapy after losing a loved one, Ogwuche explained that there is no fixed period a grieving person must wait before seeking professional help. He noted that people experience grief differently and can seek counselling immediately if they feel they need support.
He said:
"There is no particular number of days or months a person must wait before seeking therapy. People grieve differently, so someone can seek counselling immediately after a loss if they feel they need professional support. Therapy is not only for people who are “not coping”; it can also provide a safe place to process the loss and understand the emotions that come with it."
Ogwuche, however, noted that professional support becomes particularly important when grief begins to overwhelm a person or affects their ability to live normally for a prolonged period.
He explained:
"However, I would strongly encourage someone to seek professional help when the grief becomes overwhelming or starts affecting their normal life for a prolonged period. For example, if the person is unable to function at work, stops relating with people, cannot sleep or eat properly, experiences intense guilt, hopelessness or persistent emotional distress, or feels that life is no longer worth living, they should not handle it alone."
The relationship expert also stressed that going for therapy after losing someone does not mean the grieving person is weak or wants to forget the deceased. Instead, he explained that therapy can help them process their emotions and gradually adjust to life after the loss.
He added:
"The important thing is that seeking therapy does not mean the person is weak or that they are trying to forget the person they lost. Therapy helps them process the pain in a healthy way and gradually learn how to live with the loss. In some cases, especially where the death was sudden or traumatic, getting professional support early can be very helpful."
Watch the video of a mortician explaining what happens to deceased people's clothes.
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady shared how she desperately tried to bring her late father back to life after he died.
She said a mortuary attendant convinced her it was possible, leading her to spend a huge amount of money on native doctors and spiritualists before she eventually realised she had been deceived.
Mortician explains why they knock
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a 24-year-old female mortician opened up about her work and explained why she and her colleagues knock before entering the room where dead bodies are kept.
She also revealed that she lives just a few steps away from the mortuary and shared her thoughts on ghosts, saying she has never encountered one but believes they exist.
Source: Legit.ng
