Antigua court ‘stops man’s burial just hours before ceremony’

A magistrates court in Antigua and Barbuda has stopped a burial just hours before it was due to take place, according to reports.

A court order was issued after some family members became concerned that the funeral proceedings were advancing too quickly, reports say.

No autopsy was initially conducted but now will need to be completed before Mr Riley can be buried.

Proper procedure

Despite the delay in the deceased man’s burial, family members held a memorial service earlier this week.

Authorities are investigating why the “proper procedure was not followed” in passing information of the death to police, especially as the circumstances “appeared unnatural”.