20 October 2025

Last week, Jasmine Beverley gave an emotional but powerful interview on the BBC news bulletin. She had given birth prematurely to her still born son, Sunny, in May 2022. After the funeral which she described as ‘beautiful’, she was given his ashes.

Two years later, they discovered that the ashes which they had been given by the undertaker were not Sunny’s. Furthermore, the police discovered their son’s body at the funeral home. The undertaker, Robert Bush, had not cremated them.

He appeared at Hull Crown Court after an investigation into human remains found on his premises along with Sunny’s. He had pleaded guilty to thirty-five counts of fraud by false representation one of which related to Jasmine. He denies other charges and will face trial next year.

In her interview, Jasmine reflected on the undertaker’s actions. ‘I am trying to forgive him,’ she said, ‘but I am finding it hard. There must be some reason why he did this.’ Amazingly, she has taken a step out of herself and her own grief  to stand in the undertaker’s shoes to try and  understand his actions.

In addition, Jasmine movingly talked about the urn of ashes which she was led to believe were her still born son’s.  She confessed that she had polished the urn daily  adding, ‘Whoever was in there was loved like they were my own baby.’

This could only be a consolation to the family of the one whose ashes had been misdirected. It was a thoughtful way of trying to harvest something good out of a painful experience. Even in her grief, Jasmine had found the strength to think about the undertaker and to bless the other family with her love.

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