Shocking moment: A man jumps out of the body bag at the morgue in a sick undertaker prank

This is the shocking moment when a man jumps out of a body bag in a grim prank in a morgue.

Daft employees at T Cribb & Sons in Beckton, east London, have pranked a colleague next to a real corpse – and locals are absolutely furious.

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Captured by a hidden camera, a group of employees enter the house morgue and tell your colleague that a corpse doesn’t have a name tag.

Two body bags lie on shelves in front of the refrigerators where the dead were stored.

The prank victim then stands over what they believe to be a body bag with a real corpse inside.

They then open the black bag and when they look down, the prankster lets out a yell and jumps out of the bag.

The faux pas appears to scare his terrified colleague to death, who yells “you stupid asshole” before kicking him.

How can they treat a morgue like a schoolyard?

Andy Baverstock

But despite the staff’s laughter – one local family didn’t see the funny side in the slightest – and are demanding answers.

Andy Baverstock, from Barking, East London, told The Sun: “This is disgusting.

“They’re fooling around with another body bag. That will have someone’s loved one in it.

“How can they treat a morgue like a schoolyard? This is totally obscene – and unforgivable.”

The clip has even divided people online, with many calling it “disrespectful” while others claim it’s “pure British humour”.

We’re sorry

John Harris, a senior partner at T Cribbs and Sons, saw the video over the weekend and confirmed he suspended some employees.

Mr Harris, the great-grandson of Thomas Cribb, the funeral home’s founder, told The Sun: “This is devastating.

“One employee has already been suspended and there is an ongoing process to determine what happened.

“I think others could be suspended and this could become legal so I can’t say too much.

“People think that’s funny – it’s not. We cannot hide from that.”

Founded in 1881, the company boasts online that it has “an unmatched reputation for its commitment to excellence” and “devotes time to respecting and fulfilling the dying wishes of loved ones.”

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