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Many families will never know if they have been given the wrong ashes in the alleged undertaker scandal, police revealed today.
Scientists have told detectives that DNA is destroyed in the cremation process and it will be impossible to recover a 'meaningful profile' from ashes recovered in the investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.
Dozens of families have been given ashes by the funeral firm that they will never know for sure if they are really the remains of their loved ones.
While ashes recovered inside the premises will never be identified unless they are labelled.
The news revealed by Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin will add to the trauma and grief suffered by innocent relatives caught up in the extraordinary incident that has led to a major police inquiry.
From left to right: Director of Public Health at Hull City Council Julia Weldon, Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin, and Director of Housing, Transportation, and Public Protection at East Riding of Yorkshire Council Angela Dearing speak at a press conference to give updates on the investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors
Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull. Scientists have told detectives that DNA is destroyed in the cremation process and it will be impossible to recover a 'meaningful profile' from ashes recovered in the investigation into the funeral director
Flowers and candles left outside a branch of Legacy Funeral Directors.Although formal identification processes continue, officers believe they know the identities of the 35 bodies taken away from the funeral parlour in Hull, some of whom are the loved ones of families given 'wrong ashes' by Legacy
Police have been in contact with 700 families who have contacted a helpline to update them with the scientific advice and offer support.
Although formal identification processes continue, officers believe they know the identities of the 35 bodies taken away from the funeral parlour in Hull, some of whom are the loved ones of families given 'wrong ashes' by Legacy.
Police raided the three branches of the family firm after suspicions about how the company was being run.
Giving an update four weeks into the investigation, ACC McLoughlin said: 'Since the start of the investigation our dedicated phone line has received over 2000 calls from concerned members of the public. Of those a significant number were
