Two funeral directors face prison after running a fraudulent business leaving ‘badly decomposed’ bodies in an unrefrigerated mortuary room for more than a month.

Investigators found multiple managerial failings at Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire, including a slew of unpaid debts and dilapidated premises with a leaky roof.

Images of the parlour show filthy rooms with stained floors and damaged equipment.

Directors Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42 have both been told to expect jail sentences after being found guilty on counts of causing public nuisance, preventing the burial of a body and running the business without a genuine licence.

Elkin was also found to have forged a funeral directing certificate, and had previously admitted to illegally possessing pepper spray.

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