Hull Legacy funeral fraudster motivated by money, says ex-worker

Author: bbc.comPublished on: April 2, 2026Country: United Kingdom
Crime & Law
Hull Legacy funeral fraudster motivated by money, says ex-worker

Robert Bush, former director of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, has been sentenced to prison for preventing the burials of 30 people and giving grieving families the wrong ashes. His former employee, Patrick Moore, stated that Bush was living beyond his means and had accumulated debts of nearly £55,000. Bush also fraudulently sold funeral plans and stole from 12 charities, including the Salvation Army and Macmillan Cancer Support.

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