A man posing as a mourner planning a memorial at a Harlem mortuary waited for his accomplice to burst into the funeral home, before the two men beat up the director and threatened him with a ...

A robber pretending to be in mourning violently attacked a Harlem funeral director — whipping out a machete and repeatedly punching him in the head to swipe his phone and wallet, according to cops.

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- New York City police are searching for the man who walked into a funeral home and pretended to need to discuss arrangements before attacking and robbing the director.