Philip Bradbourn , December , died in 63 after battling bowel cancer . His family held a funeral for him in Wolverhampton on January 16 . But a mix up by workers saw the wrong body cremated in his place . Philip Bradburn , an unknown man with a similar name , cremated instead . Investigations have been launched by the hospitals and crematorium .
Philip Bradbourn , 63 , died in December after battling bowel cancer . His family held a funeral for him in Wolverhampton on January 16 . But a mix up by workers saw the wrong body cremated in his place . Philip Bradburn , an unknown man with a similar name , cremated instead . Investigations have been launched by the hospitals and crematorium .