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Families who received the wrong ashes from a fraudulent funeral director have given heart-wrenching statements in court, at the start of his sentencing.

Robert Bush left the bodies of 30 people – including a stillborn baby – at the premises of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull for months after he told families their loved-ones had been cremated.

The court heard very distressing details today about unburied bodies.