Burglar who had sex with a corpse jailed for six years

Man disturbed nine coffins after breaking in to funeral parlour during drug-induced psychosis

Kasim Khuram was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years Photograph: iStock
Kasim Khuram was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years Photograph: iStock

A burglar who had sex with a corpse after breaking into a funeral parlour has been jailed for six years at Birmingham Crown Court in England.

Kasim Khuram, of Kenilworth Road, Aston, Birmingham was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years after disturbing nine coffins during a drug-induced psychosis last November.

Sentencing judge Melbourne Inman QC told 23-year-old Khuram: “The offences that you have committed offend all human sensitivity.

“I am not aware of – and nor have I been able to find – any similar case. It would be difficult to think of a greater depravation of the dignity of the dead.” – PA

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