Virginia mother sues funeral home for $5 million after son’s body allegedly found covered in maggots

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Virginia woman has filed a $5 million lawsuit against two funeral homes, alleging her son’s body was shown in an open casket infested with maggots during a viewing in May 2022.

Tabitha Worrell, the plaintiff, claims that when she and other mourners approached her son’s casket at Snellings Funeral Home in Chesapeake, they were met with the disturbing sight of clumps of maggots on his face, nose and mouth. Her son, Tomeon Williams, died in an automobile accident on May 2, 2022.

The lawsuit, filed in recent days, names both Snellings Funeral Home and its parent company, Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home of Norfolk, alleging breach of contract and negligence in the preparation and care of Williams’ remains.

“Plaintiff, her family, and friends…