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| Man stole father's body from Detroit cemetery 'to bring him back to life' | Man stole father's body from Detroit cemetery 'to bring him back to life' |
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| A man accused of stealing his father's body from a Detroit cemetery with the hope of bringing him back to life has pleaded guilty in exchange for avoiding prison. | A man accused of stealing his father's body from a Detroit cemetery with the hope of bringing him back to life has pleaded guilty in exchange for avoiding prison. |
| Vincent Bright, 49, stole the body of 93-year-old Clarence Bright from Gethsemane cemetery on 14 January and stored it in a home freezer. | Vincent Bright, 49, stole the body of 93-year-old Clarence Bright from Gethsemane cemetery on 14 January and stored it in a home freezer. |
| Police, acting on a tip from other family members, found the corpse in Bright's home on Detroit's east side. Police said Bright took the body in the hope his father would be resurrected. | Police, acting on a tip from other family members, found the corpse in Bright's home on Detroit's east side. Police said Bright took the body in the hope his father would be resurrected. |
| Bright pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of disinterring a body and faces sentencing on 24 September. | Bright pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of disinterring a body and faces sentencing on 24 September. |
| "He seems to be doing well," his defence lawyer Gerald Karafa told the Associated Press on Tuesday. | "He seems to be doing well," his defence lawyer Gerald Karafa told the Associated Press on Tuesday. |
| A conviction on the charge of disinterring a body could have brought up to 10 years in prison. | A conviction on the charge of disinterring a body could have brought up to 10 years in prison. |
| Prosecutors sought a mental health examination for Bright, which found he was competent to stand trial. | Prosecutors sought a mental health examination for Bright, which found he was competent to stand trial. |
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