A British funeral director, Robert Bush, is sentenced to 20 years in prison after police found large quantities of human remains at his business and evidence that families received the wrong cremated remains. Multiple reports say police raided the funeral home and discovered decomposing bodies kept for months, along with more than 100 sets of ashes and packaging bearing customers’ names. Authorities identify at least 46 families who were given the wrong ashes, with one account describing around 50 people learning they had received another person’s remains. In court, the judge hears testimony described as emotional by some outlets, and the case includes allegations that Bush improperly retained corpses and deceived families. One report also notes that Bush admitted to dozens of offences, with the total number of offences listed as 67. The sentencing follows the investigation into the funeral director’s handling of human remains, including failures to correctly provide cremated remains to bereaved relatives. Bush’s conviction and sentence are reported across outlets as reflecting the scale of wrongdoing involving both bodies and ashes.