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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Dickinson,Dave Higgens and Rosie Shead

Families given wrong ashes by fraudulent funeral director tell of pain ‘beyond belief’

Former funeral director Robert Bush outside Hull Crown Court - (PA Archive)

Families given the wrong ashes by a fraudulent funeral director have given heart-wrenching statements in court, telling of their pain and guilt that they could not “protect” their loved ones.

A five-day sentencing hearing is under way for Robert Bush, 48, who kept the bodies of 31 people, including a stillborn baby, at his Hull business Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

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