{"id":366903,"date":"2026-08-03T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/man-who-kept-his-mothers-body-in-freezer-for-nearly-three-years-jailed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:00:36","slug":"man-who-kept-his-mothers-body-in-freezer-for-nearly-three-years-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/man-who-kept-his-mothers-body-in-freezer-for-nearly-three-years-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who kept his mother&#8217;s body in freezer for nearly three years jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jbtM-l1oXnU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Man who kept his mother's body in freezer for nearly three years jailed\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbtM-l1oXnU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man who kept his mother&#8217;s body in a freezer for nearly three years while receiving more than \u00a378,000 of her benefits has been jailed<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Phillips, 60, has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison after preventing the lawful and decent burial of his mother Sylvia Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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