Marie-Lou, Digi Mart USA News (Hérault, France): Marie-Lou, 27, died after eating dried morels bought from a store, and her family has been forced to give up plans for her cremation because of the judicial investigation opened after her death.
According to the publisher’s report, the family learned that the court had prohibited cremation due to the investigation and the autopsy. In France, when a death has a medico-legal character, cremation requires prior authorization from the public prosecutor, who must confirm that the investigations are complete.
The family’s farewell ceremony will take place on Friday, November 13, in Montpellier. It will be public, but the burial will be private.
Because the urn cannot be placed in the family vault, relatives purchased a new plot in the Saint-Lazare cemetery in Montpellier. “Laying her in the earth like a plant.
That would have pleased her,” they said.
Marie-Lou died on November 3 in Montpellier, hours after eating the dried morels. An investigation has been opened, and toxicological analyses are expected to establish the exact cause of death.
Health authorities have also issued a recall of the morels, sold under the Champibon brand in B&M stores. A fundraiser for the funeral had surpassed 5,500 euros by Monday evening, and additional samples may still be needed to determine the circumstances of her death.
