Family files lawsuit against funeral home

A lawsuit has been filed against a funeral home in Palm Beach County after a family claims a picture of their daughter's body was

AGAINST A FUNERAL HOME IN PALMBEACH COUNTY AFTER A FAMILYCLAIMS A PICTURE OF THEIRDAUGHTERFACEBOOK.

TONIGHT - THATFAMILY IS CALLING ON THE STATETO TAKE ACTION.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5S RYAN HUGHES ISLIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH WITHBOTH SIDES.THE FAMILY TELLS ME THEY ARESTILL DEALING WITH THE PAIN OFTHIS SITUATION.

THIS IS THEAMENDED COMPLAINT FILEDTODAY...ACCUSING THE CEO OFSTEVENS BROTHERS OF TAKINGTHAT PHOTO.

BUT TONIGHT - HEDENYING THAT CLAIM AND SAYSHIS STAFF MEMBERS DID ALSO NOTTAKE THE PICTURE.“IT HURTS!

THE LIVING DESERVERESPECT AND THE DEAD DESERVERESPECT” MORE THAN A YEARAFTER JAKIEL ALLYSON JONES WASKILLED IN A VIOLENTCRASH...TRYING TO CROSS I-95IN LANTANA...HER PARENTS AREDEMANDING ACTION...AFTER THEYCLAIM A PHOTO OF THE27-YEAR-OKDWAS POSTED ON FACEBOOK...THEDAY OF THE FUNERAL.“WEGONNA STOP FIGHTING BECAUSE ITWAS WRONG, IT WAS OUR CHILDAND WE DIDNRIGHT TO DO WHAT YOU DONE”THE FAMILY IS NOW AMENDING ALAWSUIT FILED LAST YEARAGAINST STEVENS BROTHERSFUNERAL HOME.

IN IT...THEYCLAIM THE CEO, ANTHONY MACK,IS NEGLIGENT FOR QUOTE“CAPTURING AND DISTRIBUTINGTHE PHOTOGRAPH”“PEOPLE THATHAVE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE THATWORK WITH THE FUNERAL HOME HAVEGIVEN US THAT INFORMATION”THEY ALSO CLAIM THE FUNERALHOME IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HADACCESS TO JAKIELMACK DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.“I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHERETHE PHOTO CAME FROM.

I DID NOTTAKE THE PHOTO OF THEIRDAUGHTER OR FAMILY MEMBER ATALL”“WEINTERNAL INVESTIGATION AND TOTHE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE ANDTECHNOLOGY IT DID NOT COMEFROM ONE OF THE FUNERAL HOMESTAFF MEMBERS AT ALL” THESTATE TELLS WPTV IT HAS OPENEDAN INVESTIGATION INTO STEVENSBROTHERS AFTER RECEIVING THEAMENDED COMPLAINT.

ANDJAKIELPUSHING FOR JUSTICE FOR HERDAUGHTER.“I WOULD LIKE TO SEETHEIR LICENSE REVOKED THEYCANHOME AGAIN IN THEIR ENTIRELIFE BECAUSE THAT WAS VERYDISRESPECTFUL”