Hull funeral inquiry: family to urge minister to regulate industry

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Relatives affected by the Legacy funeral directors probe are taking their campaign to Parliament.

Tristan Essex and Claire Stockdale had to stage a second funeral for their grandmother Jessie StockdaleTristan Essex and his sister Claire Stockdale were “absolutely heartbroken” to discover that the body of their grandmother, Jessie Stockdale, was found in a funeral home in Hull, five months after they had attended her funeral and received ashes.

Police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in March. Two people remain on bail in connection with the investigation. However, in a letter to the families, Hardy said Humberside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service had raised concerns about potential witnesses taking part and had instructed her to rearrange the visit.Mr Essex and Ms Stockdale will deliver messages to the minister from other families, including Billie Jo Suffill.

 

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