Police remove bodies from funeral directors after 'concern for care of the deceased'

Police have moved several bodies from a funeral director's premises due to worries about the care of the deceased. This is after police were called to three branches of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after concerns were raised about how the dead were being stored and managed, Wednesday (March 6).

The police are still at the company's branches in Yorkshire. Locals saw police outside the Legacy Funeral Directors on Anlaby Road and Hessle Road, both in Hull, early on Thursday morning. Officers are still at these two branches, as well as one in Beverley.

In an update to their investigation, Humberside Police have said that they have moved some bodies from the Hessle Road branch in Hull to the local authority mortuary.

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A special phone line has been set up for anyone who might be affected by this. Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin said: "We received a report on Wednesday, March 6 expressing concern about the storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased in these locations."

He added: "Since the initial report was made on Wednesday, March 6, teams of highly skilled detectives and specially trained staff from Humberside Police have been working closely with partner agencies, including Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and His Majesty's Coroner.

"Together we have been conducting extensive inquiries to fully understand the circumstances and concerns expressed in the report made to us.

"As part of this, we are now in the process of moving a number of deceased from the premises on Hessle Road in Hull to the local authority mortuary in Hull.

"Specially trained family liaison officers have already seen families involved and will continue to do so. These officers are