Moment police find man's dead mother inside freezer where he placed her body for three years while receiving £78,000 of her benefits

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Christopher Phillips, 60, hid the body of 89-year-old Silvia Phillips inside the chest freezer in the living room of their home in Porthcawl, South Wales.

Published: 21:30 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 21:31 GMT, 10 November 2026

This is the moment police found a man's dead mother inside a freezer where he placed her body for three years while raking in £78,000 of her benefits.

Christopher Phillips, 60, hid the body of 89-year-old Silvia Phillips inside the chest freezer in the living room of their home in Porthcawl, South Wales.

He was sentenced to two years and four months in prison in August after pleading guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his mother, and to fraud by false representation for continuing to claim her benefits after she died.

Newly released footage from February 17 shows the moment South Wales Police visit Phillips' house on a quiet cul-de-sac after a GP raised concerns for the welfare of Ms Phillips, having not heard from her in years.

Upon their arrival, Phillips raises alarm bells by answering questions but being evasive about his mother.

As they ask him to put his phone down, he says, 'and just so you know, goodbye' - before telling officers the message is for his girlfriend.

Police decide to search the house and soon discover a large family chest freezer in the living room.

Newly released footage from February 17 shows the moment South Wales Police visit Christopher Phillips' house following welfare concerns for his mother

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