Harvard to pay $53m after morgue manager sold body parts

Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53 million (€45m) settlement after its former morgue manager stole and sold body parts donated for scientific research, with a Boston court reportedly approving the plan.

BOSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Harvard University has agreed to pay $53m to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue.

Harvard Medical School has agreed to pay $53 million to families who alleged the school mishandled the donated remains of loved ones.

A former morgue manager stole and sold parts of bodies donated to the university for research.

Harvard to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over theft of body parts  Reuters