A 33-year-old woman has been left heartbroken after fearing she buried her father’s coffin without his body inside.
Billie-Jo Suffill lost her 52-year-old father Andy just a few days after her brother in July 2022.
The family used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.
The company is accused of stashing corpses after another family found out the ashes of their loved one could belong to someone else.
Billie-Jo Suffill lost her 52-year-old father Andy just a few days after her brother in July 2022
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Police raided the Hull funeral parlour amid “concern for care of the deceased”.
Cordons were erected outside the parlour on Hessle Road and Anlaby Road in Hull.
A separate cordon was put in place at Beckside in Beverley.
The Suffills have since revealed they “never received” Andy’s ashes but did use the firm for his cremation.
Billie-Jo said: “I never actually got to see my dad’s body.
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A police van is parked outside a branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull
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“I bet my dad was not even in the coffin - it was an empty coffin.
"I was kissing an empty coffin. When I think about it now it is disgusting.
“I got ashes after my brother’s funeral. But now I don’t even know if they are his ashes and I never got any from my dad."
Humberside Police has said a “quantity of what we suspect to be human ashes” has been recovered from the Hessle Road site.
A 46-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were arrested in connection with the incident and have since been granted bail.
Police continue their investgations at the Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors
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Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Humberside Police Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLaughlin said: "So far, we are pursuing extensive lines of inquiry.
"And have special search and forensic teams conducting thorough searches of various business premises that are linked to the suspects that were detained this weekend.
"I can confirm that a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful, decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position.
"They have since been released on police bail with conditions whilst our investigation is continuing.
"I recognise that this is a distressing time for all of those affected and I have no doubt it will have a significant impact across all our local communities and beyond."
