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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Hull funeral home director pleads guilty to fraud

Robert Bush wearing a suit and baseball cap
Robert Bush (left) was arrested last year after a tipoff to police. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

A funeral director has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud – including handing unidentified ashes to the parents of four stillborn babies – after the remains of at least 30 people were discovered at his premises in Hull.

Robert Bush, 47, is charged with 67 offences, including 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and a fraudulent trading charge in relation to the funeral plans of multiple people spanning more than 12 years to March 2024.

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