UK man jailed for keeping mother’s body in freezer to claim benefits
Christopher Phillips, 60, received nearly £80,000 in benefits while keeping his 89-year-old mother’s body in a freezer for nearly three years.
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A British man was jailed for fraud after police found his 89-year-old mother’s body in a freezer at their home. Christopher Phillips, 60, had received nearly £80,000 in benefits while concealing her death for nearly three years.
Christopher Phillips, 60, pleaded guilty to fraud and preventing a lawful burial.2,1 Police found the body of Phillips’ 89-year-old mother, Sylvia Phillips, in a freezer at their home in Porthcawl, south Wales.2,1 Phillips’ mother died in March 2023, but he kept her body in the freezer until his arrest in February 2026.1
Phillips had received nearly £80,000 (US$108,000) in welfare benefits while concealing his mother’s death.1 The fraud charges stemmed from Phillips claiming benefits to which he was not entitled after his mother’s death.2,1
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