Seat your maker: Dead man is banned from his own funeral because he arrived on a chair and not a coffin

• Che Lewis, 29, was denied entry to his own funeral because his body arrived seated instead of in a coffin
• The young man was shot and killed along with his father Adlay in their Trinidad and Tobago home on November 14 in murders that may relate to a land dispute
• Che’s body was filmed sitting outside the church next to a large photo of him
• Some did not recognise him and berated the corpse for not wearing a mask 

The body of a deceased man was filmed sitting outside a church that refused to accept him because he had been brought to the funeral seated on a chair and not in a coffin.

Che Lewis, 29, died after being shot at his home in the town of Diego Martin in Trinidad and Tobago on November 14.

His father, Adlay Lewis, 54, was also killed in the attack.

Che’s body was reportedly driven to the church in a seated position in a roofless hearse so that onlookers could see him. Two men sat alongside him in the open section.

The bizarre funeral procession passed through the capital of Port of Spain before heading to Diego Martin on November 25. 

The event garnered a lot of attention and was even streamed online. 

Social media videos show Che’s body dressed in white trousers and a pink jacket and tie seated outside the St John the Evangelist Church. 

Seat your maker: The body of Che Lewis, 29, was seated outside a Trinidad and Tobago church after being refused entry for not arriving in a coffin

Che was dressed in white trousers and a pink jacket and tie. Many people did not realise he was a corpse

At first, many people were not aware that the seated man was actually the deceased despite the fact that he was cordoned off and sitting next to a large photo of himself. 

Some thought he was part of the funeral procession while others went so far as to berate the corpse for not wearing a face mask during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The body was placed outside because Che was reportedly denied access to the church by staff members. 

His father’s body was brought to the funeral in a coffin.

After the service, father and son were buried in the St John the Evangelist Cemetery. 

Police officer Brent Batson said officials were ‘disappointed in the reckless behaviour engaged by Dennie’s Funeral Home’ – the company that transported Che’s body.

‘Carrying persons in a dangerous manner is an offence with a GBP 750 penalty and the police will continue the investigation into the funeral company’s conduct on the road,’ he told local media outlet the Trinidad Express. 

In July this year, Che’s borther Abisaja John, 45, was also shot dead at the family home. 

Police reportedly said they were working on a theory that the murders could be linked to a land dispute.

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