'We were gobsmacked': GP told widow to certify her husband's body by filming it on chat link, her friend reveals
- An elderly woman was forced to certify her husband's death over video call
- She was told her GP would not travel to her home where her husband died
- In the video chat the widow was told to 'hold the camera to the dead body'
An elderly woman was forced to certify her husband's death over a video call after being told her GP would not visit her home.
The widow lost her husband, who was 80 and had terminal cancer, shortly after 4pm on a weekday earlier this month.
She called her local GP surgery and was told the doctor would be in touch shortly.
But when the GP phoned back, more than 90 minutes later, he said he would not be coming to the house, according to Moira Evans, a friend of the widow.
She told The Daily Telegraph: 'He then sent a link to a video chat [and said], 'Hold the camera to the dead body'.
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