Dead funny? Undertakers are suspended after one pranks colleague by leaping out of body bag to scare him out of his wits
A group of undertakers have been suspended after one of them hid inside a body bag and jumped out to frighten their colleague.
Footage shows workers from T Cribb & Sons funeral directors in London standing over what looks to be a corpse
As one of them unzips the body bag, a colleague bursts out and sits up like a corpse being reanimated while screaming - causing the victim to jump backwards in shock.
The video, shot at one of their funeral homes in Beckton, East London, has split opinion, with most people finding the prank funny but some calling it 'disrespectful'.
Viral footage shows workers from T Cribb & Sons funeral directors in London standing over what looks to be a corpse
John Harris, senior partner at T Cribbs and Sons, saw the video at the weekend and confirmed he has suspended some staff.
'It's a joke which should never have happened or been shared - I'm lost for words,' he said.
It's a family business and I've been in it for 50 years. All the good work I've done in that time, you can see it destroyed by some foolishness. I'm at a loss really.
'I get why people think it's disrespectful. At the end of the day some thought they'd pay a prank on somebody. I can't stand here and condone it. Where's the common sense?'
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Mr Harris suggested some of the staff could be dismissed.
'If it wasn't shared I could have dealt with it internally and done some reprimands, but now [I may have] to lose experienced staff - one of them has been with me for 25 years,' he said.
'The people involved are really good professional people, and I know that sounds strange to say when you see that video, Nowadays you can't do things like this.
'I'd like to offer an unreserved apology if the video offended anybody.'
As one of them unzips the body bag, a colleague bursts out and sits up like a corpse being reanimated while screaming - causing the victim to jump backwards in shock
John Harris, senior partner at T Cribbs and Sons, saw the video at the weekend and confirmed he has suspended some staff
The video, posted to Twitter on Saturday afternoon by user @peachpuk, has been liked and retweeted more than 35,000 times and has been viewed more than 800,000 times.
One user, called Lee H, said: 'Absolutely disgusting behaviour', while another, EFCBilly, branded it: 'Quite disrespectful.'
However, others were quick to defend the prank.
Nick Bavin said: 'I actually know someone who that happened too. You can call it bad taste but you've got to have a sense of humour. Well I have to keep going at times!'
Fellow undertaker Kevin Barry Blair said: 'People in our line of work need to unwind and relax. Pranks like this keep our spirits up.'
A third Twitter user added: 'Anyone that doesn't see pure British humour at its finest needs to sit on the naughty step.'
The video, shot at one of their funeral homes in Beckton, East London, has split opinion, with most people laughing at the prank but some calling it 'disrespectful'
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