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UK funeral director faces jail over mishandled bodies and wrong ashes

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A funeral director in the UK is facing potential jail time after a scandal involving the mishandling of bodies. An investigation revealed 31 bodies that should have been cremated months prior were found in a cold storage area, some for nearly two years. Relatives had also been given the wrong ashes, leading to calls for improved industry regulation. AI

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UK funeral director faces jail over mishandled bodies and wrong ashes

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

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

    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…

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