Grandmother fly on his death bed

Photo courtesy

Axel Marchand-Lamothe

Saturday, 17 February, 2018 01:00

UPDATE
Saturday, 17 February, 2018 01:00

Look at this article

A woman of the region is outraged by the lightness with which is treated the disappearance of the wedding ring that was his grandmother for 70 years when she died at the hospital.

“When I was told that their policy had been met and that it was the police to do investigation, me I was shocked,” said Nathalie Coutu, granddaughter of Yvonne Bérard Coutu.

In the aftermath of the funeral ceremony for his grand-mother died last January 28 at the Hospital of the Haut-Richelieu, she still did not understand how the rush for white gold was able to volatilize.

Suspicions

“At the time of his death, his finger was extremely swollen and could not remove the ring. We left her there, ” says Ms. Coutu. When the funeral home came to retrieve the body, a few days later, she was gone. “

Photo courtoisieVoici the wedding ring that was stolen on the remains of the grandmother of Nathalie Coutu.

His first reaction was to suspect the people who have access to the morgue, that rejects the integrated Centre of health and social services of Montérégie-Centre.

“We met with the staff that was present and viewed the video tapes of the security camera in the corridor. Nothing allows us to suspect someone, ” said Martine Lesage, a spokesperson for the CISSS.

Nathalie Coutu remains horrified that someone would be hard to steal the ring from her grand-mother on her death-bed.

“I hope that the person will be aware of the harm that it has caused, and will return to the ring,” said the woman of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Sentimental value

This is not for his market value that she wants to find the jewel, valued at less than $ 200, but for the important place it occupies in the family.

Nicknamed ” Mimi “, Yvonne Bérard Coutu has worn his wedding, on February 7, 1948, until his death.

“Tiny, I had to rotate the ring around his finger. My daughter of eight years was also. I imagined very well wear it when it would have been great, ” says Ms Coutu.

Feeling abandoned, she sought the assistance of the public through an advertisement in the beginning of the week.

“Several people have sent me pictures of rings to sell on the internet, but so far without success. I still hope that we will bring her back “, she concludes

► The ring can be returned by mail to the Service de police de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.