The Quebec coroner’s office said it had launched an investigation Thursday after an online video shows what appears to be a corpse being mishandled by one of its contracted funeral companies.

“The coroner’s office was informed (Wednesday) of a video posted on social media depicting an employee of a funeral transportation company moving the body of a deceased in a manner that does not meet the standards of respect and dignity with which the deceased and their bereaved families are entitled,” the provincial office said in a news release issued Thursday morning.

“The transport company in question is a private firm…the coroner’s office is concerned by the situation shown in the video and considers it unacceptable.”

While the office did not provide details on the video, a post on the Faceboo

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