Funeral bosses left body decomposing for 36 days, UK court hears
Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell accused of preventing lawful burial, causing a public nuisance and fraudThe bosses of a funeral directors left a man’s decomposing body in an uncooled mortuary...
By Steven Morris · The Guardian World
Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell accused of preventing lawful burial, causing a public nuisance and fraud The bosses of a funeral directors left a man’s decomposing body in an uncooled mortuary room with water dripping down the walls, a jury has heard. Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell, who ran Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire, also failed to buy a coffin for the man, though in his lifetime he had made careful arrangements for his funeral, the court heard. Continue reading...