Police have made two arrests after they attended a funeral directors in Preston earlier today.
Officers said that earlier this month they were contacted in relation to concerns about some of the practices at Martin's The Funeral Directors, and this morning, carried out warrants at three addresses in Preston and Longridge as part of their enquiries.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: ‘’Officers have carried out thorough searches of the addresses, accompanied by a public health inspector, and we have not found anything untoward in respect of the treatment or storage of peoples’ loved ones.
‘’Our investigation is continuing but is focussed solely on potential financial irregularities relating to the business. Our ongoing enquiries will not impact on the business continuing to provide funeral services at this time.’’
‘’We appreciate that this may cause concern, but we wanted to provide some context and reassure you about the nature of our investigation.
‘’If you do have any information or concerns, you can call us on 101 quoting log 0212 of April 28th.’’
Two people, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, both from Preston, were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and are currently in custody.
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