Crooked funeral director Robert Bush should face 20-25 years in jail, court told

The 48-year-old spent more than £42,000 on holidays while he was defrauding scores of customers.

The 48-year-old spent more than £42,000 on holidays while he was defrauding scores of customers.

Robert Bush also sold false funeral plans worth more than £500,000 in total, covering more than 200 people

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Robert Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was bravely confronted by a grieving mother whose son she entrusted to his care but whose remains were left on the floor for two years

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

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Funeral director Robert Bush is facing sentencing for more than 65 offences as the court hears from victims whose loved ones' remains were mistreated as his company

The 48-year-old undertaker previously pleaded guilty to 67 offences spanning 12 years and affecting hundreds of victims.

A British funeral director faced prison Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left 'stored on racks' and uncremated while relatives were handed other people’s ashes, sparking calls for better regulation of the industry.

Many of the relatives told the court how empathetic and personable Robert Bush seemed – adding yet another layer to the difficulty in trying to understand how he could do such evil things.

Police who searched his premises found 31 bodies in a cold storage area that should have been cremated months earlier.

A British funeral director faced prison on Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left “stored on racks” and uncremated while relatives were handed other people’s ashes, sparking calls for better regulation of the industry. An ex-employee described Robert Bush’s funeral parlour as a “horror scene”, prosecutor Chris Paxt

Police found 31 bodies in a cold storage area, including a stillborn baby that had been there for almost two years

A UK funeral director faces jail after 31 bodies were found uncremated, sparking calls for industry regulation. Discover the shocking details of this funer

Robert Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, gave grieving families the wrong ashes while their loved ones’ bodies were left at his site