A man, 46, and a woman, 23, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into a funeral director in northern England. The arrests were made on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation, and fraud by abuse of position. Concerns were raised about the storage and management processes relating to the care of the deceased, leading to the respectful transportation of 34 bodies for formal identification procedures.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into a funeral director in northern England. A man, 46, and a woman, 23, have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position, Humberside Police have said.
They said 34 bodies have been 'respectfully transported' from one of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors' three branches to a mortuary in Hull for formal identification procedures to take place after concerns were raised about 'storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased'. The two people arrested remain in police custody. Cordons are still in place at all three of Legacy's branches - two in Hull and one in Beverley. The bodies, which are undergoing identification, were removed from their Hessle Road premises. Police raided the three locations after concerns were reported on Wednesday. On Friday, they opened a dedicated phone line for concerned members of the public - which has since received more than 350 call
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