A grieving couple is suing a Washington, DC funeral parlor for allegedly giving them ashes that didn’t belong to their stillborn son — and callously displaying a “Happy Birthday” balloon ahead of the infant’s memorial service.
Brittani Davis and her beau Micheal Jackson claimed in a lawsuit that Dunn and Sons Funeral Home handed over the wrong remains last summer and then tried to cover up the nightmarish error as part of a string of “insensitive” conduct.
And more than six months later, they are still trying to get possession of the ashes of their son, Micari, the lawsuit claims.
“This has been the most difficult time of our lives,” Davis and Jackson told The Post in a statement through their lawyer Thursday.
“Micari’s death was already so painful for our family, and to then be treated so terribly during our tragedy, it has been a lot to bear.”
“Baby MJ” was expected to arrive in July, but the couple were shattered when they learned the pregnancy was no longer viable. Davis gave birth to a stillborn baby, according to legal papers filed last month in DC Superior Court.
In hopes of finding some closure, the pair booked Dunn and Sons Funeral Home to handle arrangements that were allegedly a mess from the start.
Davis and Jackson asked for white and gold balloons to be on display in honor of their son on the day of services, July 24, 2024.
Instead, they were given an arrangement of colorful balloons, including one that stated “Happy Birthday,” the lawsuit alleges.
“He’ll never have a birthday,” Davis told Fox 5 DC this week. “I was upset. Why would you have ‘Happy Birthday’ balloons? It’s not a birthday.”
The following month, funeral parlor staff handed over a container of ashes, but without the certificate of cremation to Davis, according to the lawsuit.
The next day, Jackson and Davis returned to get the official record, but were met by parlor owner Tresa Dunn who allegedly stalled, sparking an argument between the two sides.
As the two angrily left, Dunn finally gave them a certificate, but the couple began to wonder if they actually received their baby’s remains.
Jackson later that day went to the crematorium to further investigate and learned from a worker that Micari was cremated that morning, the lawsuit alleges.
The crematorium staffer then allegedly claimed that Dunn asked him to change the date on the certificate in hopes of covering up her misconduct, according to legal papers.
When Dunn was later confronted about it, she admitted to delivering the wrong ashes – instead handing over the remains of a baby girl whose initials were MD, the lawsuit states.
Dunn allegedly claimed the mix-up was “understandable.”
The funeral home did not return an email seeking comment Thursday night.
When a WJIA reporter attempted to ask Dunn about the allegations in January, she kicked him off the property.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said before she got into a face-to-face confrontation with the journalist, according to footage from the station.
The lawsuit is demanding $10 million each for Davis and Jackson.
