Cries as court told ‘evil’ funeral boss gave mum animal remains with baby ashes

Funeral director Robert Bush (centre) arrives at Hull Crown Court (Picture: PA) Bereaved families whose relatives were left to rot at a funeral home of horrors gasped as they heard how animal remains were among one baby’s ashes given back to a grieving mother. Robert Bush, 48, is being sentenced for 67 offences spannin

Devastated mum Lucy Ness is now joining forces with three other bereaved mums to call for action and regulate the funeral industry as Robert Bush of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors faces sentencing

Lucy Ness says "I hope my baby's remains are with someone who loves them like I loved these".

The baby's cremation was also delayed three days without notice.

The mother of an unborn baby whose remains were left on the floor of a funeral parlour for nearly two years addressed a funeral director in court to tell him how she had trusted him "with the most precious and important person in her life."

A court heard that Robert Bush breached the trust placed in him by grieving families 'on an almost industrial scale'

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A court heard the horrors at Hull-based Legacy Independent Funeral Directors included bodies left to rot on racks and an unborn baby in a paper bag.

A court heard the horrors at Hull-based Legacy Independent Funeral Directors included bodies left to rot on racks and an unborn baby in a paper bag.