Some of the ashes recovered from a company in Hull will never be formally identified because cremation makes it impossible to extract DNA.
Police have begun visiting more than 160 families in Hull to repatriate ashes recovered from a funeral parlour in the city. Investigators have been able to identify them through documentation and extensive enquiries. However, some of the ashes will never be formally identified because cremation makes it impossible to extract DNA.
He was given ashes in December while his wife was cremated in January, according to a letter found by police. The unidentified ashes have been scattered around a rose tree he planted for Rita. It still feels 'raw', he told Sky News. 'It's heartbreaking,' he said. 'It comes over you in waves.
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