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Body bribes: How mortuary attendants exploit families in grief

A family in Navakholo that was involved in an unfortunate mix-up, viewing the wrong body. (Photo/ Benard Lusigi)

The telltale signs are rarely discernible. And when it happens, death hits family and friends like a thunderbolt.

People fear death yet it is inevitable and brings with it undefined emotions to the relatives of the deceased.

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