In a horrific and unprecedented incident that shook British public opinion, the police revealed shocking details about a mortician named Robert Bush, 47 years old, who turned the funeral home he manages into what resembles a "ghost town" filled with corpses and human ashes, in a blatant violation of the sanctity of the dead.
The scandal erupted yesterday morning, as British newspapers headlined the details of a case described as "the most terrifying and bizarre in the country's history," after it was confirmed that Bush had been stealing corpses or parts of them for over a decade and keeping them at his premises in the coastal city of Hull, 350 kilometers north of the capital, London.
* Court Session: Eerie Silence and Hidden Face
Bush appeared in court on Wednesday morning, but he refused to answer the judge's question about whether he was guilty or not, merely confirming his name and identity.
The media also failed to capture a picture of his face, as he deliberately covered it throughout the transport process to the courtroom.
* Shocking Charges: 65 Crimes and 2000 Calls from Concerned Families!
The investigations revealed a long series of horrific crimes, as Bush faces 65 criminal charges, including 30 charges related to preventing the legal burial of corpses, in addition to charges related to the illegal handling of corpses found at his funeral home.
The crimes did not stop there, as Bush was also charged with theft from 12 charitable organizations, including well-known institutions such as:
_ Macmillan for Cancer Support.
_ Help for Heroes.
_ RNLI dedicated to saving lives at sea.
* The Complex Investigation and the Shocking Number of Calls
The investigation began in March 2024, when Humberside Police received reports of "concern for the care of the dead."
The police quickly moved in to discover the full catastrophe inside the building that had turned into a dark premises filled with the smell of death and body parts.
Due to the scale of the shock, the police had to allocate a hotline for families concerned about the fate of their loved ones' remains, recording more than 2000 calls within just one month of starting the investigation.
* 10 Months of Investigation and the Sensitivity of the Case
Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall said:
"This has been a complex, lengthy, and highly sensitive investigation that lasted a full 10 months. After charges were formally laid last April, it is now important for us to let justice take its course."
Marshall added, appealing to public opinion:
"As the case moves to the courts, we ask everyone to refrain from making speculations or spreading information that could harm the case or affect the course of justice."
The case of Robert Bush is still in its early stages, but what has been revealed so far paints a grim and disturbing picture of one of the most heinous crimes Britain has seen in recent decades, as the role of the mortician has turned from a guardian of the dead's sanctity to a blatant violator of it.