Funeral boss who lied about burying dad has shown no remorse, victim says
One of the bodies had been there for a year.Former funeral director Robert Bush, 48, of Otley, West Yorkshire, will appear at Hull Crown Court later for sentencing. He previously admitted 67 offences, including 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial.Peter Moody's daughter Joanne Moody, 48, who is expected to join other families wronged by Bush in the court's public gallery, said: "It's broke me, it's crucified me. He oversaw more than 2,000 funerals during his career.
- ▪One of the bodies had been there for a year.Former funeral director Robert Bush, 48, of Otley, West Yorkshire, will appear at Hull Crown Court later for sentencing.
- ▪He previously admitted 67 offences, including 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial.Peter Moody's daughter Joanne Moody, 48, who is expected to join other families wronged by Bush in the court's public gallery, said: "It's brok
- ▪He oversaw more than 2,000 funerals during his career.
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Funeral boss who lied about burying dad has shown no remorse, victim saysImage caption, Joanne Moody, whose father was one of Robert Bush's victims, says the two-year ordeal has "crucified" herByLinsey SmithNews CorrespondentPublished49 minutes agoA woman whose dead father was discovered at an undertaker's three months after his funeral says her hellish ordeal has "crucified" her.The body of Peter Moody, 65, was found by police alongside 34 others and more than 100 sets of ashes at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024. One of the bodies had been there for a year.Former funeral director Robert Bush, 48, of Otley, West Yorkshire, will appear at Hull Crown Court later for sentencing.
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