Police fear further victims in funeral home horror
Police investigating the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors case fear that convicted undertaker Robert Bush committed additional, undiscovered crimes. Authorities recovered dozens of bodies and human ashes from the facility, citing evidence of severe neglect and financial fraud.
Why it matters
The case highlights a significant failure in funeral industry regulation and has caused profound distress to families affected by the mistreatment of their loved ones.
Image source, Danny Lawson/PA Media Image caption, Police outside a branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after launching their investigation in March 2024
News Correspondent Published 59 minutes ago The detective who led the investigation into Robert Bush fears the disgraced undertaker has committed more crimes "we are completely unaware of".
Bush was sentenced to 20 years in prison for 67 offences relating to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. The 48-year-old gave families the wrong ashes and kept their loved ones' bodies after their funerals. He also sold fake funeral plans and stole from charities.
Det Supt Al Curtis from Humberside Police said he feared they have "just scratched the surface" of Bush's crimes.
Curtis said "the saddest thing" was that he could not reassure previous customers that Bush "acted wholly appropriately" in relation to their loved ones.
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