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Families angered by jailed funeral boss's apology letter

Families have reacted angrily to a written apology from jailed funeral boss Robert Bush, whose failures at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors affected dozens of grieving relatives.

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Jasmine Beverley wearing a black coat and black glasses holding her premature baby's small blue teddy bear. She is stood in front of her son's grave which is full of coloured roses.

Disgraced funeral boss Robert Bush, who failed to bury or cremate people and gave grieving families the ashes of strangers, has offered those affected a written apology, but some have reacted angrily. Bush, 48, was jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court on Friday.

Police found 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes when they raided Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024 after a tip-off. The case has caused distress to families who believed their loved ones were being cared for properly.

Jasmine Beverley, whose son's remains were discovered at the funeral parlour nearly two years after he was stillborn, said the letter had left her feeling angry. She said she had trusted Bush

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