‘Fraudulent’ funeral home ‘stashed 35 corpses’ leaving daughter fearing she ‘kissed empty coffin’

‘Fraudulent’ funeral home ‘stashed 35 corpses’ leaving daughter fearing she ‘kissed empty coffin’

We are continuing to support the families involved through this extremely difficult and distressing time this has been a truly horrific incident and understandably they are distraught and have many questions to be answered I want to reassure them and The Wider public that we are doing everything we can to give them that

Reassurance and the answers to the questions they desperately want I also want to take this opportunity to to offer my heartfelt thanks to everybody who has called with information as well as our teams who continue to work around the clock following the lines of inquiry that have been generated a result of this

Incident this is an extremely complex and sensitive investigation with heartbroken families at the core of it we are determined to ensure that we keep families at the center of everything that we do I’m now going to hand over to my colleague ACC m who will be able to give

An operational update as the investigation to date thank you sir um good afternoon everyone um I’m assistant chief conable Tom mcin and I am the senior officer leading the investigation into the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in h and East Riding whilst I understand that everyone will have questions in relation to the

Inquiry I must stress at this stage we are a critical point um and I have to protect the ongoing Integrity of the investigation therefore I’m unable ble to provide full details at this stage however what I can confirm is that late last week we were called to Legacy Independent Funeral premises on helzel

Road in Hull following reports of concerns in relation to the storage and management and processes of the deceased people within those premises I can confirm at this stage that between Friday morning the 8th of March and the evening of Saturday the 9th of March we have now recovered a

Total of 3 five deceased who have now been respectfully transported to the mor in Hull and formal identification procedures are now taking place in addition we have also recovered a quantity of what we suspect to be human ashes we’re in the process of carefully recovering all of those um ashes and

Taking those to the Mory so far we are pursuing extensive lines of inquiry and I have specialist search and forensic teams conducting thorough searches at various business premises that are linked to the suspects that were detained this weekend I can confirm that a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of

The prevention and lawful uh and decent burial fraud by false representation and fraud by Abus of position they have since been released on police bail with conditions whilst our investigations continue I recognize that this is a distressing time for all of those affected and I have no doubt it will

Have a significant impact across all our local communities and Beyond however this is an incredibly lengthy in investigation and a highly intricate one at that with many extensive lines of inquiry I have a dedicated team of over 120 humberside police officers and police staff together with Partners from

Across the region and nationally this reflects the sheer size and scale of this investigation and our shared commitment to establishing the truth and where appropriate Seeking Justice for those who are affected the dedicated phone line remains open and thus far we have received over a thousand phone calls

From members of the public since Friday I would encourage anyone who has concerns about the service they the service that they have received from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors that have not yet contacted us to please contact us on the dedicated hotline I’d like to take this opportunity to speak directly to the

Families and loved ones affected by this truly terrible set of circumstances my heart goes out to you all and I can only imagine how distressing this is and how upsetting it will be for you and your families I know that you’ll want and need much more information than I can give you

Today but as we progress with the investigation I want to reassure you that we will provide you updates as soon as we can and I also want to give you a personal commitment that I will do everything possible to give you the answers that you deserve we will continue to work closely

With his Majesty’s coroner and colleagues from whole city council and East Riding Council and cordin will remain in place at the business premises on hezel road meantime I would ask that people refrain from speculating and continue to show the utmost respect for the bereaved families their loved ones and all of

Those that are affected within our communities the these are difficult times for us and it is important that we look after and support each other moving forward thank you as you will appreciate this is a complex large and ongoing investigation which will take some considerable time to

Complete we will be diligent and we will be thorough to ensure at the conclusion if possible all the families get the answers that they need I want to thank all our staff who’ve supported the investigation to date under very very difficult circumstances and finally as I highlighted in my opening at the heart

Of this investigation are the families of loved ones many will be shocked horrified and ret traumatized through grief following the disclosure of facts of this case this week I therefore request that families are given time and space to process the events of the last few days and also they provided with privacy

Moving forward at this very very difficult time

A HEARTBROKEN daughter fears she “was kissing an empty coffin” meant to contain her dad – as a “fraudulent” funeral home is accused of stashing corpses.

Police removed 35 bodies from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors on Hessle Road in Hull following “concern for care of the deceased”.

Read more:
I’m terrified I kissed empty coffin when I laid dad to rest after 34 corpses were REMOVED from ‘fraudulent’ funeral home
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