Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 3 August 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

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5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 3 August 2026
ITV1, ITV News at Ten, 3 August 2026

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Updated Monday 3 August 2026

Dormant

Man jailed for keeping mother's body in freezer and claiming benefits

Christopher Phillips was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for keeping his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years and fraudulently claiming her benefits.

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