Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChristopher Phillips was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court (PA)Christopher Phillips has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for storing his dead mother in a freezer and fraudulently claiming her benefits. He pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his 89-year-old mother, Silvia Phillips, at their home in Porthcawl, Wales. Phillips also admitted to two counts of fraud, failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions and Bridgend County Borough Council of his mother's death. He continued to receive over £78,000 in benefits after his mother passed away on 8 March 2023. The cause of Silvia Phillips' death remains unknown, and her body was found in a chest freezer covered with a leopard print throw, roses, and a birthday card. In fullMan kept mother’s body in freezer for years while collecting £78k of her benefitsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Man who stored mother’s body in freezer and claimed £78,000 of her benefits jailed
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChristopher Phillips was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court (PA)Christopher Phillips has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for storing his dead mother in a freezer and fraudulently claiming her benefits. He pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his 89-year-old mother, Silvia Phillips, at their home in Porthcawl, Wales. Phillips also admitted to two counts of fraud, failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions and Bridgend County Borough Council of his mother's death. He continued to receive over £78,000 in benefits after his mother passed away on 8 March 2023. The cause of Silvia Phillips' death remains unknown, and her body was found in a chest freezer covered with a leopard print throw, roses, and a birthday card. In fullMan kept mother’s body in freezer for years while collecting £78k of her benefitsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
