Just an hour after the burial, a 7-year-old boy insisted that his father dig up his mother’s grave — and the moment the coffin lid was opened, everyone held their breath…
The rain fell softly over Westbridge Cemetery, gathering in cold droplets on dark umbrellas. Seven-year-old Oliver Gray stood close to his father, Edward, as the priest spoke the final words committing Margaret Gray to rest. The woman had collapsed only two days earlier, and the doctor who examined her declared her dead almost immediately. The…