Hull funeral director jailed for 20 years after dozens of bodies found unburied

The government has announced it will regulate the funeral industry in England, after a rogue undertaker was jailed for 20 years for leaving dozens of bodies unburied while charging for cremations that never happened.

Robert Bush admitted to 67 offences after police uncovered 31 decomposing bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes, with at least 46 families found to have received the wrong remains.

Families give their reaction to the 20-year sentence handed to Robert Bush.

Robert Bush, of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was jailed for 20 years today by a judge who branded him 'heartless' after police uncovered a 'horror scene' at the funeral home

A funeral director in Hull, England, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for failing to bury or cremate the bodies of his clients and stealing money.

A funeral director in the UK, who hoarded bodies for months and gave bereaved families the wrong ashes, has been jailed for 20 years.

Robert Bush, a funeral director at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was jailed for 20 years after hoarding bodies for months and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes

Bush hoarded bodies and gave bereaved families the wrong ashes

It includes bodies stored for months in an “undignified manner” and relatives handed other people’s ashes.

Statements from more than 200 victims were read in court, with many who chose to read them in person breaking down in tears

Robert Bush, the Hull funeral director behind Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, has been jailed for 20 years after hoarding bodies for months and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes

Robert Bush, 48, was jailed for 20 years after hoarding bodies for months and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull

Funeral director Robert Bush, 48, has been jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court

Funeral director Robert Bush, 48, has been jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court

Four grieving parents were given the wrong ashes of their stillborn babies, with one foetus later found in a brown paper bag

Robert Bush breached the trust of his customers at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors ‘on an almost industrial scale’.

Robert Bush breached the trust of his customers at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors ‘on an almost industrial scale’.

Disgraced funeral boss who gave families the wrong ashes and kept bodies on the floor inside 'horror scene' jailed for 20 years  lbc.co.uk

More than 80 loved ones spoke of horrors of learning about Robert Bush’s crimes, including mother of a miscarried baby A funeral director has been jailed for 20 years for leaving dozens of bodies – including a miscarried baby – “rotting” in his mortuary and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes. Robert Bush, the own

Funeral director jailed over bodies and ashes 'horror' | ITV News  ITVX

Robert Bush pleads guilty to preventing a lawful burial after police find remains of 30 people in Hull mortuary

Gasps were heard at the trial of Robert Bush, a funeral director guilty of defrauding and deceiving grieving families (Picture: AFP/Getty) The remains of a stillborn baby were left in an envelope on the cold room floor of a funeral home for almost two years. Just one of the shocking stories emerging in Robert Bush’s se