A criminal investigation arising from a break-in at the premises of a funeral director indicated that sexual interference with several corpses had taken place. The forensic issues regarding consent to examine the bodies and the nature of the crimes committed, with consideration of international law in this field, are discussed. Necrophilia is an issue that has not been the subject of legal statute in the United Kingdom to date, although this issue is currently under consideration by the Home Office in proposals to reform the law on sexual offences
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