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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgens

Funeral director admits preventing dozens of burials and stealing donations from mourners

A fraudulent funeral director who gave grieving families the wrong ashes while their loved ones’ bodies were left at his site for months has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial.

Police found 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes when they raided Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024.

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