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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home

Robert Bush arrives at Hull crown court in face covering
Robert Bush was charged with 67 offences in total and pleaded guilty to the remaining charges Photograph: Scott Heppell/PA

A fraudulent funeral director has admitted giving families the wrong ashes, lying to them, stealing from them and also stealing from charities while he was “trusted by people at a time they needed him most”.

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to preventing a lawful burial after 30 bodies and a quantity of ashes were found at a funeral home in Hull in 2024, in a case that shocked an entire city.

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