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Police meet families of 163 people in connection to ashes from Hull funeral home

Authorities had feared they would not be able to identify the human ashes discovered at the Hessle Road funeral facility

Police outside the Beckside branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull (Danny Lawson/PA)

Rachel Vickers-Price

Police in Humberside have identified more than 160 families connected to human ashes found at a funeral home in Hull, according to reports.

Officers are meeting with the loved ones of 163 people who may be connected to the remains found at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, according to The Guardian.