Hospital guard 'caught having sex with corpse of 79-year-old woman in morgue'
A hospital security guard in Arizona is accused of having sex with the corpse of a 79-year-old woman in the morgue.
Randall Bird, 46, is accused of necrophilia after the Phoenix Police Department arrived at the Banner University Medical Center Phoenix - after receiving a call about a "suspected misconduct involving a man" on October 24. The suspect was allegedly caught with an open body bag, his belt off, and sweating “profusely”, in the truly shocking claims made by two staff members who witnessed the alleged act.
One of the suspect’s roles in the medical centre is to transport dead bodies to a freezer in the hospital morgue. And now two witnesses have emerged saying they saw Bird with the elderly woman’s corpse in the morgue’s freezer - and claiming that he was acting very suspiciously.
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The witnesses informed cops that Bird was “sweating profusely” and “acting very nervous” when they caught him in the middle of what they believed to be a sexual act which he was performing on the unnamed woman. The witnesses state that Bird’s flies were unzipped and that his uniform was visibly “messy”.
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The hospital says it is "saddened and appalled" by the alleged actions (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/Newsflash)Police heard that the corpse was face down when Bird was caught. The suspect’s belt had been taken off, and was sitting on the gurney used to transport the body.
Bird claimed that he had fainted as he felt unwell - and as he fell he grabbed the body bag, accidentally ripping it open. He says he had accidentally broken the zip and the bag when doing so, but witnesses said that neither the bag nor the zipper had actually been broken.
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An investigation found that the woman’s corpse had shown signs of trauma and the body tested positive for the guard’s DNA which had been collected by police. The hospital said they are “saddened and appalled” by the alleged actions of the guard and that the hospital is “committed to high standards”.
Randall Bird was also fired as he was charged with numerous criminal counts (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/Newsflash)Their full statement to local media said: "We are saddened and appalled by the alleged actions of an individual at Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix that resulted in his arrest on November 28, 2023. Recently, Banner team members identified and reported concerning behaviour of an employee in the hospital morgue.
“Banner initiated an internal investigation, filed a report with law enforcement and terminated the employee. Banner Health has and remains committed to high standards that require each of our team members to treat everyone, at every stage of life, with compassion, dignity, and respect. Out of respect for the family, we will not further comment at this time."
Bird was arrested on Tuesday November 28 and has been released on bail, local media report. The investigation is ongoing.
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