Son kept mum's body in a freezer for three years while collecting her benefits

Christopher Phillips bought a chest freezer and used it to preserve his mum's body in the living room

Christopher Phillips bought a chest freezer and used it to preserve his mum's body in the living room

Police found the body of the 89-year-old stuffed into a chest freezer and covered with a leopard print throw

Police found Sylvia Phillips in a large chest freezer in the lounge. She had been scattered with yellow and pink roses and a birthday card addressed to her which was from her son, Christopher Phillips, and the dog

Christopher Phillips has been sent to prison for nearly two-and-a-half years

Christopher Phillips was arrested after his mother's body was found in the family's home.

A man who kept his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years while receiving more than £78,000 of her benefits has been jailed.