Funeral Director Steals Bodies, Donations

0:00On April 2nd, Robert Bush, the 48-year-old former funeral director from Hull, just pleaded guilty to 30 counts of blocking the proper, burial of bodies at his legacy independent funeral directors. He also admitted stealing donations from 12 charities, like the Salvation Army and McMillan Cancer Support. This came during a court hearing on April 2nd at Hull Crown Court, with grieving families watching from the gallery. Here last October, police raided his Hessel road premises and found 35 bodies plus 67 sets of ashes that weren't properly. Handled. Bush had already copped to 35 fraud charges, including faking cremations and handing families fake ashes after services. Some victims were parents who'd lost kids, even a stillborn baby. Families are calling this straight up cruel, labeling Bush a monster, and demanding big changes to the unregulated funeral industry they see as a wild. One relative hoped for a life sentence, while others broke down in court hearing the

1:00charges read out. They held what they thought were real funerals, only to learn months later, their loved one's bodies were still stored away. Prosecutors say Bush dishonestly promised confident care for the dead, but failed to cremate them right after services, pocketing gains instead. Specialist teams tracked down next to Ken for the ashes, and now 240 victim statements are lined up for his sentencing. Bush got bail again, with a judge set to decide his fate by late July. This scandals pushing hard for tighter rules, leaving families to rebuild trust in an industry that's let them down big time.