'It's absolutely despicable': Widow whose late husband wanted his ashes to be mixed with his pet dog's is left horrified after crematorium sent her the wrong man's remains
- Kimberley Ogden mixed her late husband's ashes with their pet dog's ashes
- However, she was left horrified after she was notified she had the wrong remains
- She had a mystery person's ashes while her husband Phil's were still at cemetery
A husband's last dying wish for his ashes to be scattered with the remains of his beloved dog has been ruined after a horror mix-up by a crematorium.
Melbourne woman Kimberley Ogden said her late husband Phil had formed a strong bond with their mastiff ridgeback, Hallie, after both were struck down by illness.
The pair bravely battled their illnesses together for years before passing away within days of each other.
When Ms Ogden received the ashes of her late husband from Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries in Springvale, she mixed them with Hailie's in honour of their friendship.
But in a horrifying twist, Ms Odgen received a call from the cemetery a week later informing her that the ashes she was given belonged to a complete stranger.
Phil and Hallie the dog both passed away within days of each other after being struck down by illness - Phil's dying wish was to have his remains mixed in with their beloved dogs
'When I freaked out on the telephone, she was concerned and said 'you haven't sprinkled them have you?','Ms Odgen told A Current Affair.
'I said 'No, I haven't. But I have poured our beloved dog in with what I thought was Phil!'.
Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust's (SMCT) Chief Operating Officer Angela Uilderks soon released a statement stating that the embarrassing bungle was a result of an 'employee breaching our protocols.'
'It's absolutely despicable,' the widow said.
'It's not okay to treat people like this. It's not okay to get something that's high risk and so emotionally charged, to get it wrong.'
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Hallie the mastiff ridgeback died after a tumour was discovered in her nose - Phil died soon after
SMCT said the manager responsible for the devastating mix-up no was no longer employed by the company and an independent audit had been established.
The company claimed to have retrieved both the dog and Phil's ashes and successfully separated them as the two ashes both had different granular textures.
The dog's ashes were returned home and she was was given Phil's correct ashes soon after.
However, Ms Odgen still remains skeptical that the remains are actually his and says she won't be combining them again.
Kimberley Ogden (pictured) was left horrified after she was told that the ashes she had already mixed in with their dog's ashes were that of a stranger - and her husband's ashes were still at the crematorium
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