Police Remove 34 Bodies From English Funeral Home and Arrest 2 for Fraud and Preventing Burial

Police Remove 34 Bodies From English Funeral Home and Arrest 2 for Fraud and Preventing Burial
Police stand outside the Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, England, on March 9, 2024. Danny Lawson/PA via AP
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LONDON—Nearly three dozen bodies were removed from a funeral home in northern England, and a man and woman were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fraud and preventing a lawful burial, police said.

Humberside Police announced the developments after five days of investigation at three branches of Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull and East Yorkshire.