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Funeral home gives wrong baby to mourning family

The mourning family of a stillborn baby was given the wrong child?s body Sunday during the funeral. The family says the Ortiz Funeral Home on Westchester Avenue mistakenly wrapped a 5-month-old fetus

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Funeral home gives wrong baby to mourning family

The mourning family of a stillborn baby was given the wrong child?s body Sunday during the funeral. The family says the Ortiz Funeral Home on Westchester Avenue mistakenly wrapped a 5-month-old fetus

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