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Weird Jamaican Hotel Tribute

Yithian

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Every detail adds more to the WTF? value:

Hotel staff created a "horrifying" effigy of a couple's dead son in a misguided attempt at a tribute.
Karen Baker had arranged for workers at a Jamaican resort to dress a room for friends Faye and Andrew Stephens, whose son Alex died in 2014. Instead, she was left "sweating and shaking" when met by the sight of a body made out of clothes lying on the hotel bed. The​
Stephens, from Willesden, north-west London, have made an annual tradition of celebrating their son's birthday since his death, aged 22, in 2014. His godmother Ms Baker, from Hertfordshire, who was also on the trip, tipped two members of staff at the Royalton Jamaica Resort to secretly adorn the couple's bedroom with balloons and a cake. Instead, they created the effigy, replete with tears on its face and a can of lager clutched in its hand, next to petals spelling out "We miss you Alex".​
Source (with photos!):​
An effigy of their dead son made--unrequested--from their own clothes, lying on their bed with a can of lager and 'tears' running down its face.

This was intended to make them feel better?
 
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Every detail adds more to the WTF? value:

Hotel staff created a "horrifying" effigy of a couple's dead son in a misguided attempt at a tribute.
Karen Baker had arranged for workers at a Jamaican resort to dress a room for friends Faye and Andrew Stephens, whose son Alex died in 2014. Instead, she was left "sweating and shaking" when met by the sight of a body made out of clothes lying on the hotel bed. The​
Stephens, from Willesden, north-west London, have made an annual tradition of celebrating their son's birthday since his death, aged 22, in 2014. His godmother Ms Baker, from Hertfordshire, who was also on the trip, tipped two members of staff at the Royalton Jamaica Resort to secretly adorn the couple's bedroom with balloons and a cake. Instead, they created the effigy, replete with tears on its face and a can of lager clutched in its hand, next to petals spelling out "We miss you Alex".​
Source (with photos!):​
An effigy of their dead son made--unrequested--from their own clothes, lying on their bed with a can of lager and 'tears' running down its face.

This was intended to make them feel better?
Christ almighty what were they thinking?
 
Every detail adds more to the WTF? value:

Hotel staff created a "horrifying" effigy of a couple's dead son in a misguided attempt at a tribute.
Karen Baker had arranged for workers at a Jamaican resort to dress a room for friends Faye and Andrew Stephens, whose son Alex died in 2014. Instead, she was left "sweating and shaking" when met by the sight of a body made out of clothes lying on the hotel bed. The​
Stephens, from Willesden, north-west London, have made an annual tradition of celebrating their son's birthday since his death, aged 22, in 2014. His godmother Ms Baker, from Hertfordshire, who was also on the trip, tipped two members of staff at the Royalton Jamaica Resort to secretly adorn the couple's bedroom with balloons and a cake. Instead, they created the effigy, replete with tears on its face and a can of lager clutched in its hand, next to petals spelling out "We miss you Alex".​
Source (with photos!):​
An effigy of their dead son made--unrequested--from their own clothes, lying on their bed with a can of lager and 'tears' running down its face.

This was intended to make them feel better?

Holy shit! :O
 
Not sure if this is strictly "Fortean" but it is weird, and ever so slightly disturbing.

Due to a misunderstanding, hotel staff took clothes froma guest's wardrobe and stuffed them to make an effigy of their dead son, as a "tribute" to commemorate his birthday.

Needs to be read, and the photo is, well... what were they thinking of?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46475631
 
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