UK funeral director faces jail over bodies left ‘on racks’

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A British funeral director faces potential imprisonment after a scandal where bodies were found stored on racks uncremated while relatives were given other ashes, prompting calls for stronger regulation. A former employee described the funeral parlor conditions as horrifying, and police discovered 31 bodies in cold storage months after should-be cremation.

A British funeral director faced prison on Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left “stored on racks” and uncremated while relatives were handed other people’s ashes, sparking calls for better regulation of the industry. An ex-employee described Robert Bush’s funeral parlour as a “horror scene”, prosecutor Chris Paxton said at the start of a five-day sentencing hearing. Police who searched his premises after a tip-off found 31 bodies in a cold storage area that should have been cremated months...