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| Burglar admits having sex with corpse in Birmingham funeral home | Burglar admits having sex with corpse in Birmingham funeral home |
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| A burglar has admitted having sex with a body at a funeral home. | A burglar has admitted having sex with a body at a funeral home. |
| Kasim Khuram, 23, broke into the Co-Operative undertakers in Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, on 11 November. | Kasim Khuram, 23, broke into the Co-Operative undertakers in Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, on 11 November. |
| A judge at Birmingham Crown Court warned Khuram, who pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a body, that he faced a "substantial" jail term. | A judge at Birmingham Crown Court warned Khuram, who pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a body, that he faced a "substantial" jail term. |
| Sentencing has been adjourned until 31 January while a psychiatric report is carried out. | Sentencing has been adjourned until 31 January while a psychiatric report is carried out. |
| Khuram, of Kenilworth Road, Aston, Birmingham, also admitted burglary. | Khuram, of Kenilworth Road, Aston, Birmingham, also admitted burglary. |
| Following his arrest he was briefly sectioned, the court heard. | |
| Sentencing was adjourned to allow Khuram's defence team to present a medical report to the court. | Sentencing was adjourned to allow Khuram's defence team to present a medical report to the court. |
| Judge Francis Laird QC told him: "But you must be under no illusion that you will receive a sentence of imprisonment for your offending in this case - a substantial sentence of imprisonment." | |
| A spokesman for Central England Co-operative said: "Our primary concern is for the families we serve and the welfare of our funeral colleagues who have all been deeply affected by this incredibly disturbing and unprecedented event. | |
| "The security measures at Great Barr are such that the alarm alerted the police, who were thankfully able to apprehend the suspect at the scene." | |
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