Funeral directors guilty of neglecting bodies
Summary
Two funeral directors, Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell, were found guilty of not properly taking care of bodies by keeping them in an unrefrigerated room for over a month. They were convicted of preventing lawful burial, causing a public nuisance, and fraud. The incidents occurred at their funeral business in Gosport, Hampshire, and they will be sentenced on February 19.Key Facts
- Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell were convicted by Portsmouth Crown Court.
- They kept 46 bodies in an unrefrigerated room for more than a month.
- The funeral home, Elkin and Bell Funerals, is located in Gosport, Hampshire.
- The bodies were discovered when court agents repossessed the property due to unpaid rent.
- The funeral home was operating despite being financially insolvent.
- A body showed signs of decomposition after 36 days in the unrefrigerated room.
- The funeral directors will be sentenced on February 19.
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