Former undertaker pleads guilty to interfering with human remains

Friday 28 February 2025 · 3 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 28 Feb 2025, 12:39pm

In this story Tipene Funerals

Fiona Bakulich, a former employee of Tipene Funerals, has pleaded guilty to 14 charges in the Auckland District Court. The charges include two counts of interfering with human remains and 12 counts of obtaining by deception. She is accused of deceiving clients to purchase vaccines for deceased relatives.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 28 Feb 2025, 11:09am

   Tipene Funerals' former undertaker Fiona Bakulich pleads guilty to interfering with human remains (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 28 Feb 2025, 11:23am

   Former Tipene Funerals undertaker admits charges of interfering with human remains, obtaining by deception (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsFri 28 Feb 2025, 12:39pm

   Former Auckland undertaker admits interfering with human remains (opens in new tab)

   • Former Auckland funeral director admits interfering with human remains (opens in new tab) Fri 28 Feb 2025, 12:39pm