For the first time in five years, the mother of a woman mistakenly declared dead in Southfield is speaking out about her ongoing fight for justice.

Erica Lattimore's daughter, 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp, was found alive in a funeral home in 2020, but the case still has not gone to court.

Just three days before a scheduled trial, the Oakland County Circuit Court issued an order postponing it for a third time.

"That's devastating to a family already to hear she's deceased, prepare your mind mentally that you have to prepare a funeral initially and then to hear someone say, 'No, your child is alive,'" Lattimore said.

Lattimore's attorneys met with media at Fieger Law Offices to share the heartbreak over what they say has been five years of endless delays, appeals and denials being used

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