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UK jails man for claiming late mum’s benefits while keeping her body in freezer
A British man was jailed for keeping his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years while collecting £78,000 in welfare benefits. Christopher Phillips admitted preventing his mother Sylvia Phillips' burial and committing fraud by receiving benefits after her death.
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