Robert Bush: Funeral boss who kept bodies and gave families wrong ashes apologises

Robert Bush: Funeral boss who kept bodies and gave families wrong ashes apologises

Bush has ‘left me damaged’, says daughter of suffererprinted at 10:29 BST

Linsey Smith
Reporting from Hull Crown Court

A woman wearing a turquoise vest and a gold chain around her neck stands on a pavement in front of a road junction facing a court building. She has blonde hair tied back and black-rimmed glasses. Behind her, grand stone buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the road, while two buses are waiting at the junction.

The physique of Peter Moody, 65, was discovered by police alongside 34 others and greater than 100 units of ashes at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024. One of the bodies had been there for a 12 months.

His daughter Joanne Moody, 48, who is anticipated to affix different families wronged by Robert Bush within the court docket’s public gallery, mentioned: “It’s broke me, it’s crucified me.”

Moody mentioned she may now “start remembering dad as he was, not thinking about Bush walking the streets”, including that she would “sleep easier” figuring out the previous funeral director would pay for his crime.

“It’s a pivotal point in our recovery knowing that justice is being done,” she mentioned.

She described her father as a “dedicated” household man who loved fishing, Hull FC and spending time together with his grandchildren.

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