In our appositely-titled post Burial of unknown ashes without documentation (26 June 2026), we reviewed Re St. Mary the Virgin Greenham [2026] ECC Oxf 11. The dilemma faced by the PCC was that a cremation urn had been left at Newbury Racecourse following a race meeting and despite extensive efforts by the racecourse, police and crematoria to trace relatives or the owner, no next of kin could be identified. Although the police thought they knew the family, they were said to have denied any link to the urn.
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