两名来自Hampshire的丧葬企业业主被控欺诈和防止合法埋葬。
Two funeral business owners from Hampshire are charged with fraud and preventing lawful burial.
两人,即48岁的Richard Elkin和41岁的Hayley Bell,来自Hampshire的Gosport, 被指控在警方调查他们的丧葬业务后,犯有防止合法埋葬和欺诈罪。
Two individuals, Richard Elkin, 48, and Hayley Bell, 41, from Gosport, Hampshire, have been charged with preventing lawful burial and fraud following a police investigation into their funeral business.
2023年12月10日的报告引发了这次调查。
The investigation was triggered by a report on December 10, 2023.
Elkin还被指控拥有胡椒喷雾剂和制造假工具。
Elkin is also charged with possessing pepper spray and making a false instrument.
他们计划于12月19日出庭。
They are scheduled to appear in court on December 19.
警方已要求公众避免投机。
Police have asked the public to avoid speculation.