
Undertaker Robert Bush, sentenced to 20 years for fraud and misconduct, has applied to appeal his sentence.
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Robert Bush was sentenced in July 2026 for 67 offences involving the mishandling of bodies and fraudulent funeral practices over a 12-year period.
Victims of the Legacy Funeral scandal say it is an "insult" Hull undertaker Robert Bush has lodged an application to appeal against his 20-year prison sentence.
Bush, 48, admitted keeping 30 bodies after their funerals, presenting families with the ashes of strangers and selling fake funeral plans.
He pleaded guilty to 67 separate offences and was sentenced in July 2026.
Humberside Police said it had been notified by the Criminal Appeal Office at the Royal Courts of Justice and added "any decision regarding the appeal will be a matter for the courts".
In August, Bush wrote to families impacted by his crimes to express regret and say he was "deeply sorry".
Prosecutors said he ran a "shambolic and chaotic" funeral business at premises on Hessle Road in Hull and his "appalling" offending had caused "extreme emotional pain, anguish and upset".
His crimes over a 12-year period involved more than 300 victims.

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