Ye scurvy landlubbers raided th' funeral home, nabbed 2 scallywags fer fraud and buryin' th' evidence! Arrr!
2024-03-11
Arrr! Two scallywags be caught in a treacherous act of fraud and stoppin' a lawful burial! They plundered over 30 poor souls from a funeral home in the north! Off to the brig with 'em, ye deceitful landlubbers!
In the language of a 17th century pirate, more than 30 scallywags were removed from a funeral home in northern England, arrr! Two landlubbers were arrested on Sunday for alleged fraud and preventing a lawful burial, announced by the Humberside police after a five-day investigation at three branches of Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull and East Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin revealed that 34 bodies were taken to a mortuary in Hull to determine their identities, mateys.Two scallywags – a 46-year-old buccaneer and a 23-year-old lass – were arrested on charges of preventing a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation, and fraud by abuse of position. The identities of the two scallywags were kept under lock and key, arrr!Police received messages from 350 worried souls since Friday, when they asked families who lost loved ones to reach out with their concerns. The funeral home's website boasted of being family-operated and expanding since 2010, mateys!This incident follows a grim trend in the U.S. as well, with multiple cases of funeral home operators facing charges after numerous bodies and cremated remains were discovered on their premises. Last year, nearly 200 decaying bodies were found in a bug and maggot-infested funeral home in Colorado. The owners of the funeral home are now facing a bounty of charges, including abuse of a corpse, aye!The Associated Press contributed to this report.