article_snippet.sent: A bereaved mother stopped A bereaved mother ex-husband from attending their son's funeral by lying and arranging it in secret, a court heard.
article_snippet.sent: Cathleen Hackney allegedly told two different funeral directors that there were no objections, including from Cathleen Hackney former spouse, to his son being cremated after his son death.
article_snippet.sent: As a result no-one attended the early morning cremation of Paul Moreland in December 2010 after it  happened without Paul Moreland father's knowledge, jurors heard.
article_snippet.sent: This is an unusual and very sad case which involves the Cremations Act 1902,' Deborah Gould said. '
article_snippet.sent: At one point amid mediation involving lawyers, Hackney, the Crown claims, met an undertaker and signed a form stating that no near relatives were unaware of the proposed cremation.
article_snippet.sent: But an undertaker then became 'troubled' and told Hackney an undertaker could not continue with the funeral arrangements, leading Hackney to dispense with an undertaker services.
article_snippet.sent: an undertaker is alleged Hackney then went to another funeral firm and signed a form stating that no near relatives were unaware of the proposed cremation on December 15, booking a cremation for Hackney 's remains on December 20.
article_snippet.sent: Hackney is alleged to have told Harry Dawson Funeral Directors in Normacot, pictured, that there were no objections to the proposed cremation .
highlights_snippet.sent: Alleged to have claimed there were no objections to funeral taking place .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Court heard her ex-partner was not told when and where the cremation was happening .
  