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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 after lifting the lids of "multiple coffins" 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. |
He forced open the door of the home at about 03:00 GMT, a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said. | |
'Distressing violation' | |
He added: "While inside the funeral home the defendant lifted the lids of multiple coffins and sexually penetrated one of the corpses." | |
Officers alerted by the parlour's alarm turned up to find him still at the scene, and he was briefly sectioned following his arrest, 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." | 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." |
Baljinder Kaur, from the CPS, said: "This is an unusual case and it is difficult to imagine a more distressing violation of a loved one. | |
"On the strength of the case built by the police and CPS, the defendant ultimately pleaded guilty and will now have to face the consequences. | |
"Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased." | |
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. | 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." | "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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