A family living with a corpse for 6 months in Hamilton, Ontario, had some very unusual resurrection beliefs. When the family patriarch in the family passed away, from what authorities believe were natural causes, the family members did not contact the police. Instead the family prayed in the belief that the man would be resurrected by their prayers. All of this came to light when the family was evicted from their home because the mortgage payments were not being made, and that was when the authorities discovered the dead man. It is being said by the defense attorney in the case that 50 year old Peter Walsh, who had a severe foot infection due to diabetes, died of natural causes in March of 2013. Peter’s wife, 50 year old Kaling Wald, entered a guilty plea to the charge of failing to notify the police about the death. The court sentenced Kaling to counseling and probation but no incarceration according to her attorney.
The family living with a corpse were very religious, and this could explain some of their unusual resurrection beliefs. In the bible Jesus and Lazarus were both resurrected. In September of 2013 the local sheriff arrived at the residence for eviction proceedings because the mortgage had been defaulted on, and that was when the corpse was found. There was no attempt to hide the body, in fact the family had packed Peter Wald’s belongings with the rest of the household and had planned on taking the corpse with them. According to the lawyer for Kaling Wald “She certainly was remorseful, and definitely was teary-eyed. Indeed, she noted that she was never actually able to cry over the passing of her husband, but this seemed to have been an emotional breakthrough after the court proceedings yesterday. I think counseling is certainly going to be beneficial for her.”