Former Hull funeral director admits 35 fraud charges after investigation into remains found at his premises
Robert Bush faces 65 charges including fraud and preventing lawful burials after police found ashes linked to 163 families and 35 bodies at his funeral premises.
- A funeral director named Robert Bush will enter pleas to 65 charges related to human remains and fraud after an investigation found issues at his premises over more than 10 years.
- Bush faces charges of preventing lawful burials for 30 people and numerous fraud charges connected to handling remains and funeral plans.
- Humberside Police began their investigation in March last year after receiving over 2,000 calls from families concerned about the care of their loved ones' remains.
- The investigation, which was prompted by reports of concerns, led to Bush's charges in April after a 10-month inquiry.
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Bodies, lies and ashes: Funeral boss admits 36 counts of fraud after human remains found inside parlour
For 12 years, a man from Hull has been committing multiple counts of fraud in his professional capacity as a funeral director — including the shocking accusation of handing unidentified ashes to a couple who had four stillborn babies. Now facing 67 charges, he has pleaded guilty to just over half of them. Robert Bush, 47, arrived in court wearing a grey three-piece suit and a baseball cap that conveniently covered most of his face. The judge rep…
Former funeral director admits fraud charges after investigation
A former funeral director in Hull has admitted more than thirty charges of fraud after a major investigation into human remains found on his premises – including those of unborn babies. Robert Bush denied thirty counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial, and also denied one count of theft from 12 charities.


Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges over remains including four foetuses
A FORMER funeral director who lives in Otley has pleaded guilty to more than 30 fraud charges relating to human remains, including those of four…
Legacy Funeral Directors: East Yorkshire man pleads guilty to 36 charges but denies 31
Robert Bush, formerly of Kirk Ella, East Yorkshire, has appeared at Hull Crown Court this afternoon (October 15), and entered both guilty and not guilty pleas to the offences he is charged with in connection to the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors investigation.
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