Man accused of preventing the lawful burial of a dead body to appear in court, Cornwall
A Cornwall man is due to appear in court accused of preventing the lawful burial of a dead body and fraud.
Jack Weekes, 31, of St Johns Road, Millbrook, Cornwall, has been summonsed to appear before Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Friday 31 October to face two charges:
- Preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body between 16 October and 4 December 2023 at Millbrook, Cornwall.
- Fraud by false representation, under the Fraud Act 2006 - between 11 October and 5 December 2023, at Millbrook, Cornwall, committed fraud in that you dishonestly made a false representation, namely providing funeral services, intending to make a gain, namely, for yourself, used the money received to facilitate the funeral services for personal use wholly unconnected with the funeral services.
An investigation was launched after police received a report in March 2024.
During enquiries, officers attended a former funeral directors’ premises in the village of Millbrook, Cornwall, on Thursday 28 March 2024.