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A fraudulent funeral director who gave grieving families the wrong ashes while their loved ones’ bodies were left at his site for months has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial.Police found 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes when they raided Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ in Hull in March 2024.Funeral director Robert Bush was charged with preventing a lawful and decent burial over 30 of the bodies - one of which had been there for a year.

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00:04Do you want to stand up and come with us? That's all right, please.
00:07Do you have anything in the overhead cabins? Yeah, we'll get that.
00:12Police, oh yes?
00:22Why don't you marry them?
00:23Why don't you marry them?
00:26Why don't you say sorry, Mr Burr?
00:31The impact on the families and the wider community has been profound.
00:36At their most vulnerable time, when seeking dignity and closure for their loved ones,
00:41these families were subjected to appalling violations of trust.
00:45At the heart of this case is the absolute lack of decency
00:49shown by Robert Bush to the loved ones in his care and to their families.
00:54Is it for greed, Mr Burr? Is it for your greed?
00:59Is that an apology, Mr Burr?
01:01After all this time, the police...
01:02After all this time...
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