Police recover 35 bodies and suspected ashes of others from Hull funeral directors

Police have recovered the bodies of 35 people and what they believe to be the ashes of others from a funeral home in Hull. The remains were removed from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors on Hessle Road and taken to the city's mortuary.

A 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, who were arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation, and fraud by abuse of position, have been released on bail.

Assistant Chief Constable Thom Mcloughlin told a press conference on Tuesday: “We have now recovered a total of 35 deceased who have now been respectfully transported to the mortuary in Hull and formal identification procedures are now taking place.

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“In addition, we have also recovered a quantity of what we suspect to be human ashes. We are in the process of carefully recovering all of those ashes and taking those to the mortuary.”

A large number of police have been seen at the site, including forensics officers and the maritime protection unit.

Officers cordoned off three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors sites after receiving a report on Wednesday about concerns about the "storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased".