Dad 'left to rot' in Co-Op funeral home as horrified family 'robbed of goodbye'

Dad 'left to rot' in Co-Op funeral home as horrified family 'robbed of goodbye'Kevin Fairfield's family claim the Co-Op 'robbed' them of their 'chance to say goodbye' by failing to embalm him or even find a coffin after he died at home unexpectedly aged 65CommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter11:12, 06 Apr 2026Updated 11:12, 06 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesKevin Fairfield died at home aged 65 - but his family say they 'robbed' of the chance to say goodbye(Image: Supplied)A devastated family have told the Mirror how their their beloved dad was ‘left to rot’ in a Co-Op funeral home.‌Kevin Fairfield died suddenly at his home in Rosyth, near Dunfermline aged 65 after suffering a heart attack - leaving his family stricken with grief and desperate to give him a proper send-off. But their pain turned to “trauma” over what they say happened next - a “horrific failure of care” by staff at a Co-Operative funeral home, who they claim failed to do even basic preparation of his body after nearly two weeks, and did not even find him a coffin.‌Their dad's body was not embalmed despite their requests, and was allowed to decompose to a state where they were advised not see him, leaving the close-knit family feeling “robbed of their goodbyes”.‌View 5 ImagesKali Hope, Keiron Fairfield, Kev Fairfield (son), Kevin Fairfield (father)(Image: Supplied)READ MORE: Families conned by funeral director Robert Bush heckle and chase him from courtREAD MORE: Bodycam footage shows Robert Bush arrested on American Airlines plane at HeathrowKevin's children eventually made alternative plans with a local, family-run funeral home, whose staff were the first outside of the Co-Op to see the “absolutely brutal” state he had been left in.On July 21, 2024, when the retired HGV driver was found dead at home by his eldest child Keiron, the rest of the family, including 38-year-old son Kev and youngest daughter Kali Hope, 34, rushed home to be...