Coroner Mary Hassell claims she and her staff are in fear of violence.
Says she's bombarded with complaints from devoutly religious people.
Claims she's been falsely accused of anti-Semitism by Jewish community.
Came after 60 Orthodox Jews refused to let undertakers take the body of a dead man.

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Coroner Mary Hassell, who claims she has been left in fear of violence after being falsely accused of anti-Semitism. A senior coroner has accused Orthodox Jews of bullying and intimidating her in an extraordinary row over the handling of dead bodies. Mary Hassell claims she and her staff have been left in fear of violence after being bombarded by hundreds of complaints about how they deal with deaths in devoutly religious communities. In a letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, she says she has been falsely accused of anti-Semitism and warns the situation risks becoming ‘volatile’. She says that on one occasion the police had to be called when 60 Orthodox Jews refused to let undertakers take the body of a man whose body they wanted to pray over. Mrs Hassell believes other families in the North London area she covers are ‘suffering’ because she has to spend so much of her time dealing with the large number of Orthodox Jews, whose faith requires them to bury their dead quickly and prevents them undergoing autopsies. But the Orthodox Jews say they are being ‘traumatised’ by the coroner’s disregard for their beliefs, forcing them to take unprecedented legal action against her. Both sides will soon face each other in the High Court in a case that could lead to all families being given the right to demand a high-tech scan to determine cause of death rather than the traditional surgical post- mortem examination. In a letter to her bosses at Camden Council, Mrs Hassell writes: ‘I look forward to hearing how you intend to support those who work within the service for which you have statutory responsibility, and protect them from bullying, intimidation and the threat of violence.’ But Rabbi Asher Gratt told this newspaper: ‘The Jewish community is increasingly traumatised by Mrs Hassell’s conduct. It’s getting to the point where elderly people are scared to die in England – literally. A pair of Orthodox Jews wait for a bus in London. In their faith, they believe they need to bury their loved ones within a day of their death so the period of mourning can begin. ‘I’m actually aware of at least one elderly couple who have happily lived in the UK since the Second World War but who have now emigrated permanently due to their fear of being subjected to unnecessary delays of their funerals when they pass away – or, worse still, a post-mortem autopsy.’ The row has arisen because Jews believe they need to bury their loved ones within a day of their death so the period of mourning can begin. They also believe that traditional post-mortem examinations amount to desecration of the body. But when a doctor is unable to state a cause of death and sign the medical certificate needed before a body can be released for burial, a coroner must decide if a post-mortem examination is required. This process can take several days. Following years of campaigning by Muslims and Jews – who share many beliefs on burial customs – the Ministry of Justice has agreed that all coroners in London will operate an out-of-hours service from next month. Others in England and Wales already do so.
Rättsläkaren Mary Hassell hävdar att hon och hennes personal är rädda för våld. Hon bombarderas med klagomål från religiösa. Påstår att hon felaktigt anklagats för antisemitism av judiskt samfund. Efter att 60 ortodoxa judar vägrade att låta begravningsentreprenörer ta en död mans kropp. Skriv en artikel baserad på dessa höjdpunkter.
M.E. Mary Hassell claims she and her staff are afraid of violence. She is bombarded with complaints from religious people. Claims she was wrongly accused of anti-Semitism by Jewish denomination. After 60 Orthodox Jews refused to allow undertakers to take a dead man's body. Write an article based on these highlights.
Rättsläkaren Mary Hassell, som hävdar att hon har lämnats i rädsla för våld efter att ha blivit falskt anklagad för antisemitism. En högre rättsläkare har anklagat ortodoxa judar för att mobba och skrämma henne i en extraordinär rad över hanteringen av döda kroppar. Mary Hassell hävdar att hon och hennes personal har lämnats i rädsla för våld efter att ha bombarderats av hundratals klagomål om hur de hanterar dödsfall i fromt religiösa samfund. I ett brev som The Mail såg på söndagen säger hon att hon felaktigt anklagats för antisemitism och varnar för att situationen riskerar att bli ”flyktig”. Hon säger att polisen vid ett tillfälle var tvungen att ringas när 60 ortodoxa judar vägrade att låta begravningsentreprenörer ta kroppen av en man vars kropp de ville be över. Mrs Hassell anser att andra familjer i norra Londonområdet som hon täcker är ”lidsamma”, eftersom hon måste ägna så mycket av sin tid åt att hantera det stora antalet ortodoxa judar, vars tro kräver att de begraver sina döda snabbt och hindrar dem från att genomgå obduktioner. Men de ortodoxa judarna säger att de blir ”traumatiserade” av rättsläkarens nonchalans mot deras tro, vilket tvingar dem att vidta rättsliga åtgärder utan motstycke mot henne. Båda sidor kommer snart att möta varandra i High Court i ett fall som kan leda till att alla familjer får rätt att kräva en högteknologisk skanning för att fastställa dödsorsaken snarare än den traditionella kirurgiska obduktionen. I ett brev till sina chefer vid Camden Council skriver Hassell: ”Jag ser fram emot att höra hur ni tänker stödja dem som arbetar inom den tjänst som ni har lagstadgade ansvar för, och skydda dem från mobbning, hot och hot om våld.” Men rabbin Asher Gratt sade till denna tidning: ”Det judiska samhället blir alltmer traumatiserat av Hassells uppförande. Det är att komma till den punkt där äldre människor är rädda för att dö i England – bokstavligen. Ett par ortodoxa judar väntar på en buss i London. I sin tro tror de att de behöver begrava sina nära och kära inom en dag efter sin död så att sorgeperioden kan börja. – Jag är faktiskt medveten om minst ett äldre par som har levt lyckligt i Storbritannien sedan andra världskriget men som nu har emigrerat permanent på grund av sin rädsla för att bli utsatta för onödiga förseningar av sina begravningar när de avlider – eller, ännu värre, obduktion efter döden. Raden har uppstått eftersom judar anser att de behöver begrava sina nära och kära inom en dag efter sin död så att sorgeperioden kan börja. De anser också att traditionella obduktioner innebär att kroppen skändas. Men när en läkare inte kan uppge dödsorsak och underteckna det medicinska intyg som krävs för att en kropp ska kunna släppas för begravning, måste rättsläkaren avgöra om en obduktionsundersökning krävs. Denna process kan ta flera dagar. Efter år av kampanjer från muslimer och judar – som delar många uppfattningar om begravningsseder – har justitieministeriet kommit överens om att alla rättsläkare i London kommer att driva en tjänst utanför timmar från nästa månad. Andra i England och Wales gör det redan.
M.E. Mary Hassell, who claims she has been left in fear of violence after being falsely accused of anti-Semitism. A senior coroner has accused Orthodox Jews of bullying and scaring her in an extraordinary row over the handling of dead bodies. Mary Hassell claims that she and her staff have been left in fear of violence after being bombarded by hundreds of complaints about how they deal with deaths in pious religious communities. In a letter that The Mail saw on Sunday, she says that she was wrongly accused of anti-Semitism and warns that the situation risks becoming 'volatile'. She says the police had to call at one point when 60 Orthodox Jews refused to allow undertakers to take the body of a man whose body they wanted to pray over. Mrs Hassell believes that other families in the North London area that she covers are ‘suffering', because she must devote so much of her time to dealing with the large number of Orthodox Jews, whose faith requires them to bury their dead quickly and prevent them from undergoing autopsies. But the Orthodox Jews say that they are ‘traumatized' by the medical examiner's disregard for their faith, forcing them to take unprecedented legal action against her. Both sides will soon face each other in High Court in a case that may lead to all families being given the right to demand a high-tech scan to determine the cause of death rather than the traditional surgical autopsy. In a letter to his executives at Camden Council, Hassell writes: “I look forward to hearing how you intend to support those who work in the service for which you have statutory responsibility, and protect them from bullying, threats and threats of violence.” But Rabbi Asher Gratt told this newspaper: “Jewish society is becoming increasingly traumatised by Hassell’s conduct. It's getting to the point where older people are afraid to die in England—literally. A couple of Orthodox Jews are waiting for a bus in London. In their faith, they believe that they need to bury their loved ones within a day of their death so that the mourning period can begin. “I am actually aware of at least one elderly couple who have lived happily in Britain since World War II but who have now emigrated permanently due to their fear of being exposed to unnecessary delays in their funerals when they die – or, even worse, post-mortem autopsy. The line has arisen because Jews believe that they need to bury their loved ones within a day of their death so that the mourning period can begin. They also believe that traditional autopsies mean that the body is desecrated. However, when a doctor cannot state the cause of death and sign the medical certificate required for a body to be released for burial, the coroner must determine whether an autopsy examination is required. This process may take several days. After years of campaigning from Muslims and Jews—which share many views on funeral customs—the Ministry of Justice has agreed that all medical examiners in London will run a position outside hours from next month. Others in England and Wales already do.