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Funeral director ‘ripped off’ vulnerable pensioners with fake funeral plans
['Katie Dickinson', 'Dave Higgens', 'Press Association']
Irish News
Disgraced funeral director Robert Bush “used lower prices” to lure customers before defrauding vulnerable pensioners of savings they could not afford to lose, a court heard.
Composite of photos of the victims (Humberside Police/PA)Anne Hillerby said Bush had charged her “around £5,000” for two funeral plans but offered to “knock off £100 for paying in cash”.
Her statement read: “We have since found out the plans are not in place and I have not received a refund due to paying in cash.
In a statement read on Thursday, CSI supervisor Colin Jordan described the horror of finding the remains of stillborn baby Sunny in a bag on the floor.
Bush also pleaded guilty to a further charge of fraud, covering the ashes of 57 people between 2017 and 2024, and one of fraudulent trading relating to funeral plans between 2012 and 2024.