CONYERS — An Atlanta record executive stepped forward Wednesday and paid for the cremation of a woman whose body was reportedly abandoned by her daughter at a Conyers crematory.

Reporter: By Jay Jones, News Editor
Email Address: jay.jones@rockdalecitizen.com

Shanti Das, a music industry executive formerly with LaFace Records and Motown Universal Records, paid the $850 to Premier Crematory to cremate the remains of a 56-year-old woman who was left at the local business on June 28 without payment.

Ray Wilson, owner of Premier Crematory, said the cost was originally $1,400 for the basic cremation service. He had discounted it to $625 for the family upon learning of their inability to pay. In the end, the final cost was $1,100, which included refrigeration cost. Family members and a friend helped cover the balance not paid by Das.

In a press release, Das said she was “astonished and sympathetic” when she read about the woman who abandoned her mother’s body at Premier Crematory. The press release continued that Das was at a photo shoot for one of her clients when she read the article. She excused herself from the photo session, contacted Wilson and then made arrangements to pay him for storage and cremation service.

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