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Police have contacted ‘all families’ of 35 bodies found in funeral parlour

Police believe they have contacted “all families” of the 35 bodies found in a funeral parlour. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors has been under investigation after officers recovered the bodies, as well as suspected human ashes, at its site on ...

15 Mar 2024 at 17:49

Bodies moved from funeral director by police amid ‘concern for care of deceased’

A number of bodies have been removed from a funeral director by police after reports of “concern for care of the deceased”. Cordons remain in place at three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after Humberside Police received a report on ...

09 Mar 2024 at 21:29

Plan for permanent memorial for those affected by funeral director scandal

Plans have been announced for a permanent memorial for those affected by the ongoing investigation into human remains found at a Hull funeral directors. Scores of families have been given devastating news since police began a huge ...

02 Aug 2024 at 08:27

Bodies and suspected ashes recovered from funeral directors as two people bailed

The bodies of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others have been recovered by police investigating a funeral directors over “concern for care of the deceased”. Humberside Police said the remains had been removed ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:45

Human ashes in funeral directors’ inquiry cannot be identified, say police

It is not possible to identify any of the cremated ashes at the centre of an investigation into a funeral directors, according to police who said this will be “devastating news for families and loved ones”. Legacy Independent ...

04 Apr 2024 at 18:18

Allegations in funeral sector show ‘urgent need’ for regulation, inquiry warns

Allegations in funeral sector shows ‘urgent need’ for regulation, inquiry warns

Decomposing bodies and unidentified ashes were among allegations uncovered by an inquiry investigating how people are cared for after they have died, amid a “renewed public interest” in regulating funeral directors. Sir ...

15 Oct 2024 at 17:42

Government ‘in dialogue’ with funeral industry over alleged Hull scandal

The Government is in “dialogue” with the funeral industry as police investigate an alleged scandal at a business in Hull, the Prime Minister has said. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors is the subject of an ...

14 Mar 2024 at 12:56

Funeral directors investigation follows ‘truly horrific incident’, say police

Police who have removed the bodies of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others from a funeral directors have said they are investigating a “truly horrific incident”. Humberside Police pledged ...

12 Mar 2024 at 16:54

Service held to mark first anniversary of funeral director scandal

A service has been held to mark the first anniversary of the start of a huge investigation into remains found at funeral directors in Hull. Families affected by the scandal surrounding Legacy Independent ...

06 Mar 2025 at 20:58

Rogue funeral directors free to ‘keep bodies in their garage’, inquiry warns

No funeral sector regulation means dead bodies can be kept in garages – inquiry

Funeral directors could work at home and keep bodies in their garages, an inquiry chairman warned, as he called for urgent regulation of the industry. Sir Jonathan Michael, who is investigating how ...

15 Oct 2024 at 22:01

Police investigating funeral firm meeting 163 families in connection with ashes

Police investigating a Hull funeral directors are visiting 163 families in relation to the repatriation of ashes, officers have confirmed. Humberside Police said they began visiting families last ...

01 Jul 2024 at 08:38

Man appears in court charged with 63 offences after funeral home investigation

A funeral director has appeared in court charged with 63 offences spanning more than 10 years after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises. Robert Bush, 47, faces 30 ...

25 Jun 2025 at 12:59

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