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

News 12 Staff

•

Nov 3, 2008, 9:56 AM

•

Updated

Latest Headlines

02:11

VIOLENTARRESTAB530PM_2026-04-15-17-35-41

NYPD: Officers' badge, guns removed following chaotic arrest inside Boerum Hill Liquor store

02:14

Summer-like warmth continues in Brooklyn today with cooler weather ahead

01:41

416edricnoongymthefts_2026-04-16-12-33-20

Thefts reported at Bushwick Planet Fitness; police release images of person wanted

00:30

NYPD officer on horse chases down purse snatcher in Manhattan

01:29

Woman’s body found in Long Island Sound off Lloyd Harbor identified as missing Oyster Bay woman

02:20

Sticker shock for World Cup fans as Friday’s plan exposes $225 parking and sky-high transit costs

00:32

Scammer impersonating NYPD employee steals thousands from 92-year-old woman

00:23

bushwickstabbingarrest1030pZC_2026-04-15-22-47-10

Teen arrested for allegedly stabbing 14-year-old outside middle school in Bushwick

01:59

Road Trip Close to Home: Williamsburg sports bar putting women's sports front and center

info

Newsletter

Send Photos/Videos

Contact

About Us

News Team

News 12 New York

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

more resources

Optimum Corporate

Optimum Service

Advertise on News 12

Careers

Content Removal Policy

Ad Choices

Privacy Manager

Taxing Long Island

News12 New York

Download the App

Where to Watch

Local

Crime

Weather

beWell

The East End

Crime Files

Stony Brook Medicine