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

Police meet families as part of inquiry into human ashes found at Hull funeral home

A police officer guards the premises of Legacy funeral home in Hull
A police officer guards the premises of Legacy funeral home in Hull in March. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Police in Humberside have met with more than 160 families whose loved ones’ remains could be among human ashes found at the Legacy funeral home in Hull that will never be identified.

A total of 35 bodies were recovered in March from the company’s premises on Hessle Road, along with the ashes of an unknown number of people, after reports of “concern for care of the deceased”.

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