* Kaling Wald kept Peter's body sealed in a bedroom after his death
* It was found after six months by a deputy who showed up to evict the family
* Kaling's children and friends who also resided in the home were praying for his resurrection
- Devotion: An attorney argued that the family's religious devotion had 'warped' the judgement of Kaling Wald, 50, who let her husband's body decompose for six months while she and her family prayed for his resurrection
The body of Peter Wald, who died at age 51, was discovered last September, the Hamilton Spectator reports.
A sheriff had visited the property to evict the family, along with seven other adults that were living in the home, because their mortgage had fallen into foreclosure.
Kaling and five of her children, ages 11 to 22, packed up the patriarch's shoes and bags in preparation for a move.
When Kaling opened the bedroom door to retrieve her husband, the sheriff got his first whiff that something was wrong.
Peter's had decomposed beyond recognition and had attracted rats in the bedroom, though Kaling had sealed the door and air vents to protect her family from the smell.
His two feet protruded from the blankets Kaling had wrapped around him and secured with duct tape, while a cap was placed on his head.
In court, Kaling remembers the sheriff finally told her 'OK that's enough, close the door.'
The elder Wald suffered from diabetes and had developed an infection in his left foot, but would not go to the doctor, instead relying on God to provide the cure.
- Believers: The extremely religious family traveled in a van painted with messages about God and heaven and hell, and neighbors say they saw the family chanting in the back yard after Peter's death
When she noticed signs of stomach bloat and rigor mortis days later, she sealed him in the bedroom and the family prayed for him to rise from the dead.
'It’s an extremely sad case … she truly believed her husband was going to be resurrected from the dead, even after six months,' assistant crown attorney Janet Booy said.
Kaling's Christian devotion had 'tainted and warped her better judgment' according to Booy, and the family 'prayed on a daily basis for Peter to come back to life.'
Superior Court Justice Marjoh Agro gave her a suspended sentence, ordering her to serve 18 months’ probation and seek counseling.
'Your belief that your husband would resurrect is not an issue,' Agro told her Monday. 'This is not about your religious beliefs. It is about your safety, the safety of your children and the safety of the community at large.'
The CBC reports that homeowners noticed a change in the family's behavior around the time that Peter died.
Next-door neighbor Brian Dennis says he saw the family dancing and chanting in the back yard while wearing black robes. He also saw flies at the bedroom window and birds pecking at the screen.
When he and his wife Brenda asked about Peter's health, Kaling would only respond 'He’s in God’s hands now.'
The family's blue van, painted with religious messages such as, 'You must make a choice heaven or hell,' had been parked outside the home for years, but one night neighbors saw the family painting over it with rollers.
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