Family of man whose body was found in Hull funeral home call for more regulation

Michaela Baldwin was given stepfather’s supposed ashes despite his remains being discovered at Legacy undertakers

The family of a man whose body was found in a Hull funeral home after he was supposed to have been cremated have said it is “easier to open a funeral directors than it is a sandwich shop”, as they urged the government to regulate the industry.

Michaela Baldwin said she had assumed funeral directors were subject to some regulation when her family used one in Hull after the death of her stepfather, Danny Middleton.