Desmond Irvine, 74, was so heartbroken by the death of his wife Veronica on Valentine's Day that he put her in a nice dress and, with the help of his son, took her in a taxi from Edinburgh, Scotland to their holiday home in Berwick, England where they put her in the freezer. Two weeks later, police were tipped-off by concerned family members and discovered the body. Desmond was detained by police for nine hours. Apparently, Desmond and his son are now trying to bring Veronica back home. From Scottsman.com:
Philip, 36, was today reported as saying: "The police have not respected my mother's wishes.
"They have been very insensitive – it's legalised body-snatching…
It was reported today that Philip and his father staged a last supper for his mother on February 15 where they placed her at a table before putting her in the freezer…
(Desmond) kept her in a chest freezer, similar to the kind used to store frozen food in a supermarket, in the family's run-down holiday home in the town and stayed there for 11 days grieving.
Philip said: "We did it because we had not said goodbye to her."
Desmond added that he did not expect to be arrested by police…
"I told the police how the chiller cabinet worked to keep my wife safe. I did not want to leave her at an undertaker's."
"I had to notify my relatives abroad – they couldn't just come at the drop of a hat."
