article_snippet.sent: In a nutshell, the Crown's case is that the defendant told two different funeral directors, at two different times, that there were no objections from anyone, including Mr Barber, to Deborah Gould being cremated and also signed two forms to the same effect. '
article_snippet.sent: the Crown says that the first time Deborah Gould did this Deborah Gould simply didn't know whether Mr Barber objected to the cremation of her son or not, as Deborah Gould hadn't bothered to ask.'
article_snippet.sent: Deborah Gould alleged that by the time Cathleen Hackney signed a second form Deborah Gould knew Mr Barber objected to any funeral which would involve the disposal of Mr Barber objected to the cremation or not, as she hadn't bothered to ask 's body, unless Mr Barber knew the details of where and when it was to take place.
article_snippet.sent: But, the court heard, the defendantwent ahead with the cremation despite Mr Barber disapproval being made clear to Deborah Gould by Mr Barber solicitors.
article_snippet.sent: Hackney, who registered his son's death, is alleged to have instructed an undertaker on November 12, that Mr Barber was to have no involvement with any of the funeral arrangements.
article_snippet.sent: By November 15, the defendant is said to have been adamant that the defendant did not want Mr Barber to attend the funeral, which was originally set for November 24.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Barber was not present at Mr Barber 's funeral or cremation despite every effort to do so.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Barber told the court Mr Barber found out the proposed cremation had taken place in a phone message left for Mr Barber by a solicitor.
article_snippet.sent: Giving evidence from the witness box, Mr Barber told jurors Mr Barber learned of the proposed cremation at 1pm on December 20.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Barber was then advised by a lawyer that Mr Barber could seek a court order to stop Mr Barber son's ashes being disposed of in Mr Barber absence. '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Barber contacted police shortly afterwards but Hackney was not interviewed until last December, when Mr Barber asserted that Mr Barber knew Mr Barber intended to cremate his son and had not objected.
article_snippet.sent: But Hackney of Stoke-on-Trent then emailed the Co-operative funeral service's contact centre saying Mr Barber did not want Mr Barber ex-husband to attend the cremation or to have a separate service.
highlights_snippet.sent: Paul Barber only learned about Paul Barber son's funeral after it had taken place .