Kin hope for quick end to cremation mix-up

Coping with tragedy: I Wen crying before an urn bearing ashes believed to be that of her father’s at a wake in Gat Lebuh Noordin in Penang. — ZAINUDIN AHAD/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The grieving family members of a man whose remains were mistakenly claimed and cremated by another family are awaiting DNA test results of the ashes.

The results will verify the identity of the remains and allow Fong Meng Tuck’s three children to have their father’s death certificate issued.