Gravedigger exhumes corpse to take pic

A gravedigger in Spain has been suspended from his duties after a picture of him next to the exhumed corpse was posted on social media.

He is seen holding the body of the man who had been dead for 23 years. Also in the picture is another person believed to be the deceased’s nephew-in-law, reported upi.com

The corpse had to be exhumed to extend the grave.

The dead man’s niece clicked the picture and sent it across to her family members.

Local administration is investigating the incident.

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