The shocking incident is alleged to have happened within the hospital's mortuary
A GRIMSBY man has been charged after his arrest at the weekend at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital.
The 29-year-old has been charged with a sexual offence and with trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence against a deceased adult.
He is also charged with intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance following an incident in which forced entry was gained to the mortuary, which is a restricted area of the hospital, at around 4.30am last Sunday,
The individual was initially arrested on suspicion of burglary.
However, while in police custody, following inquiries undertaken as part of the investigation, he was also arrested on suspicion of sexual offences.
He appeared at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court this morning where he was remanded in custody until his next appearance on Monday, 22 April at Grimsby Crown Court.
Leading the investigation, Det Ch Insp Nicole Elliott comments: "The details of this report will cause concern, and I want to offer my assurance we have been treating this incident as a priority.
"We are working closely with our partners at the NHS and with the Coroner.
"All family members of deceased persons inside the mortuary have been contacted, and our specially trained officers are continuing to provide support.
"Understandably, the nature of this report will cause alarm, especially considering other investigations Humberside Police have been dealing with over the last few weeks in Hull and East Yorkshire.
"However, I want to offer my reassurance that we believe this incident at the hospital to be an isolated incident and not connected to any other investigation."
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