UK jails man for claiming late mum’s benefits while keeping her body in freezer
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On Monday, a 60-year-old British man named Christopher Phillips was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Phillips admitted to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his 89-year-old mother, Sylvia Phillips, by keeping her body in a freezer at their shared home for nearly three years.
During the time her body was kept in the freezer, Phillips continued to collect her welfare benefits, accumulating between £70,000 and nearly £80,000. Phillips had served as his mother's primary caregiver since 2008.
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South China Morning Post (HK)Highlights the exact financial total in US dollars and the specific sentencing day.
The Guardian World (GB)Emphasizes his prior role as primary carer and details the exact prison sentence.
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