Peter Moody’s family say they trusted Legacy with ‘something sacred’
Peter Moody
On Friday, July 31 2026, Hull funeral director Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years.
The 48-year-old left bodies to decompose at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ premises in the city, gave bereaved families the ashes of other people and stole money donated from collections at funerals.The “horror” and revulsion felt by the families who had lost loved ones was revealed at Hull Crown Court during a series of powerful and harrowing victim statements during the first four days of the five-day sentencing hearing.
Over the coming weeks, we will be publishing those statements – from families who had cruelly been taken advantage of when they were at their most vulnerable. Their stories need to be told, and we will ensure that they are, for as long as it takes.
My name is Beverly and I am the wife of Peter Moody. I am writing this statement on behalf of myself and my family regarding the devastating discovery that our beloved husband, father, grandfather and son-in-law Peter Kenneth Moody was one of the deceased individuals found at the premises of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.
Writing a victim personal statement in a situation like this is incredibly difficult as there are no perfect words to capture such pain. Words cannot fully express the depth of our shock, grief, and betrayal. We entrusted this company with the care of our beloved Peter; someone who meant so much to us and who deserved to be treated with the same dignity and respect in death as he was given in life. We believed he had been laid to rest properly.
Finding out that his body was not treated with the respect he deserved is something I struggle to put into words. It has shaken our trust in institutions, left us with deep emotional trauma, and reopened our grief in a way that feels even more painful than when we first lost him.
The trust we had placed in this funeral director was shattered. My husband was a proud Hessle Road lad. He was born and raised there, worked on the docks and in the fishing industry all his life, and never forgot his roots. He was a man of hard work, pride, and deep family values. That community wasn’t just where he lived, it was who he was. When we lost him we wanted to honour his legacy in a way that reflected everything he stood for. His final wish was to be cremated at Legacy Funeral Directors on Hessle Road. To him it meant coming full circle; beginning and ending his life in the community he cherished.
At his funeral, we played the “Hessle Road” song, a tribute to everything he stood for and everything he loved. As a family we made sure that wish was granted and we were proud to give him what he wanted, believing we were honouring him in the most respectful and meaningful way we could.
We now live with deep regret for that decision. To discover that his body had been mishandled, left in undignified conditions, and treated without respect is something I still struggle to comprehend. It feels like his memory has been desecrated.
Our family is heartbroken, not only from losing him but from losing the peace and closure that comes with saying goodbye properly. Instead we are left with nightmares, guilt, and unanswered questions. Grieving is painful enough but this has reopened our loss in the most traumatic way imaginable. I feel I have failed him. We all do.
My thoughts are consumed by disturbing images about how he was treated. There is no peace. The sense of closure we believed we had is gone, replaced by helplessness and pain. Our family gatherings which once were filled with stories and warm memories of our Peter are now clouded by grief, anger, and sorrow. It feels as though his memory has been violated, and that pain will never truly go away.
Adding to our heartbreak was the news that the contents of the charity donations box at his funeral had been stolen. This was dedicated to the fishing heritage of Hessle Road, a cause close to Peter’s heart. That charity represented his life’s work and his legacy. The theft of it feels like a final insult to his memory, and to us as a family.
This wasn’t just unprofessional conduct, it was a cruel and inhumane betrayal of trust. Our family trusted Legacy with something sacred. They didn’t just fail in their duty, they stole from us the dignity of mourning, the assurance that Peter was at peace and the comfort of knowing we did right by him.
We hope that justice is done, not just for us but for every family affected by this tragedy. We also hope this never happens to another family again. The system must change to ensure that the most basic respect for human life is never compromised. We hope the sentence reflects the seriousness of what’s been done, not only to bring justice to our family but for every family who had to receive the same dreadful news.
Beverly Jackson