BEINSMARTSIDE UK Funeral home director Robert Bush in court after human remains found at his premises

Funeral home director Robert Bush in court after human remains found at his premises

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 | .. | 0 Comment | 10:18 am
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Robert Bush arrives at Hull Crown Court, where he is charged with 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and 30 counts of fraud by false representation relating to bodies found at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. Picture date: Wednesday August 13, 2025.
Funeral home director Robert Bush appeared outside the court with his face covered during his hearing today (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

A funeral director accused of 65 crimes has appeared in court after bodies and suspected human ashes were found at his Hull premises.

Robert Bush, 47, formerly from Kirk Ella, faces dozens of charges spanning more than a decade following a major investigation involving Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

He faces 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and a string of other charges relating to bodies found at the funeral home’s sites in Hull.

He arrived at his plea hearing at Hull Crown Court today with his face covered, and only spoke to confirm his name and personal details.

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Robert Bush arrives at Hull Crown Court.
The funeral director did not enter any pleas at the hearing today (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
Robert Bush leaving Hull Crown Court.
Robert Bush was flanked by police officers as he stepped out of court (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

No pleas were entered, and Bush was bailed to appear for his plea hearing on October 15.

The 47-year-old, now from Otley, West Yorkshire, is also accused of theft from 12 charities, including the Salvation Army, Macmillan Cancer Support, Help for Heroes and the RNLI.

It comes months after Humberside Police launched its investigation into the funeral home after reports of ‘concern for care of the deceased’ in March last year.

The force opened a dedicated phone line for families concerned about their loved ones’ ashes, with more than 2,000 calls logged a month after the probe started.

A police officer standing keeping guard outside the Legacy Funeral Directors' site.
Police outside the Beckside branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
Flowers laid outside Hull funeral directors' offices.
Floral tributes were left outside the Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after news of the accusations emerged (Picture: Getty Images)

Bush was charged in April following a ‘complex, protracted and highly sensitive 10-month investigation,’ Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall said.

The investigation focused on the firm’s three sites in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Deputy Chief Constable Marshall said previously: ‘As the investigation now moves into the courts and judicial process, I would please ask people to refrain from any speculation or commenting that could prejudice or jeopardise the case, and to allow those affected to get the answers they desperately need and rightly deserve.

Robert Bush (left) at Hull Magistrates' Court where he has been charged with 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and 30 counts of fraud by false representation relating to bodies found at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in March last year. Picture date: Wednesday June 25, 2025. PA Photo. He has also been charged with one count of fraudulent trading in relation to funeral plans, encompassing 172 victims, between May 2012 and March 2024; and one count of fraud in relation to human ashes, encompassing 50 victims, between August 2017 and March 2024, Humberside Police said. Bush is also accused of two counts of theft from charities between September, 2022 and March 2024.
Robert Bush (left) stepped out from court after a previous hearing on June 25 (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

‘My sincerest thanks go out to those affected for their patience and understanding.

‘They have always been the priority and at the very heart of the entire investigation and this will remain, and we would please ask their privacy is continued to be respected.’

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