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LONDON: A British man who kept his mother’s body in a freezer for nearly three years while he received almost 80,000 ($108,000) of her welfare benefits was jailed on Monday.
Christopher Phillips, 60, had admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of his 89-year-old mother Sylvia Phillips after she died in March 2023 until his arrest at their home in Porthcawl, south Wales, in February this year.
Phillips also pleaded admitted fraud after he received about 78,000 in benefits and pension payments after his mother’s death. Police said the cause of death is not yet known.
Officers attended Phillips’ address in February after concerns were raised about his mother, whom medical professionals had not seen since September 2022.
