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Robert Bush pleads guilty to preventing lawful and decent burials
Fraudulent funeral director Robert Bush, who gave grieving families the wrong ashes while their loved ones' bodies were left at his site for months, has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a ...
Funeral fraudster motivated by money, says ex-worker - BBC
5 days agoLinsey SmithNews correspondent, BBC East Yorkshire and LincolnshireBBCPatrick Moore went to Humberside Police about Robert Bush"I think he was living beyond his means," says Patrick Moore about disgraced undertaker Robert Bush.Moore is trying to explain why his former boss hoarded 30 bodies and half a tonne of human ashes at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.A judge at the city's crown court earlier told Bush he is going to prison for preventing the burials of 30 people and giving grieving families the wrong ashes.He also fraudulently sold funeral plans and stole from 12 charities, including the Salvation Army and Macmillan Cancer Support.Legacy Independent Funeral DirectorsRobert Bush wrote on social media that his funeral home was a "special place"Moore, 65, says he was a "general dogsbody" at Legacy.And he insists he did not know Bush had kept 30 bodies after their families had held funeral services. He says he knew of only three deceased people on the premises.But the father-of-two says it became clear to him that "there was something wrong" in Bush's business affairs."Every time the phone rang, Rob was real jumpy… but I knew that was because he'd been getting phone calls and threats to be cut off from his electric."He'd put his laptop in one of these places [a pawnbroker] for a couple of days to get some money."Anything that he could sell, he'd sell it."Although his Facebook account has since been deleted, posts showed Bush was selling a hearse, cars and even trying to give away a mortuary fridge that, according to the advert, "ran cool not cold".A county court hearing in May 2024 highlighted Bush had debts amounting to almost £55,000, including to local councils for unpaid cremation and burial fees.Facebook/Robert BushRobert Bush enjoyed motorbike racing and often posted on social media about racing his own bikesAccording to Moore, Bush had been making his own coffins to save money – on occasion staying up all night at the firm's Hessle Road parlour.He advertised these on social media as being "handcrafted" and "special".Several local funeral businesses have told the BBC they would not supply Legacy with coffins, for fear they would not be paid.Kevin Moxon, a former police officer who opened a funeral home in Hull six months before the investigation, claims he was warned about Bush."Other people within the funeral profession have said, 'don't get involved with him, don't lend cars, don't supply coffins'."The rumour was that you w...
Robert Bush latest: Hull funeral director changes pleas to admit to ...
Key points Robert Bush changes pleas to admit to preventing 30 burials and stealing from charities Former funeral director, 48, had previously pleaded guilty to more than 30 fraud charges But ...
BREAKING: A funeral director has changed his plea to guilty as he ...
BREAKING: A funeral director has changed his plea to guilty as he admitted to preventing the lawful and decent burials of 30 bodies. Robert Bush previously denied the 30 counts of the charge after human remains were found at his premises.
