This story contains details some might find distressing. The court heard Bush defrauded nearly 200 families out of £562,117 and had acted out of "financial greed". The judge added: "I don't think I have ever known offences affecting so many people and so deeply." The court was told relatives of 46 people who were cremated between 2017 and 2024 were given the wrong ashes and the loved ones of another 11 never received any. "How betrayed they now feel," said the judge.