How deep would a body need to be buried in a back garden...

sandyRoe | 13:33 Sun 12th Jun 2011 | ChatterBank

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scotman

I don't think where it is buried has anything to do with the smell.

RATTER15

As an ex gravedigger I can assure you that a single depth grave is 4ft deep and a double depth grave is 6ft. I found many coffins just 2 feet below the surface but still never a problem with smell.

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RATTER15

Dont put a patio over the body, people become very suspicious of new patios especially if someone has disapeared lately.

joggerjayne

Are you allowed to bury bodies in your garden ???

sandyRoe

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I was visiting a local graveyard the other day and the smell was terrible. It wasn't just in one area, which might have been the case if there had been the body of a dead animal somewhere, and it didn't smell like drains.

sandyRoe

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In New Tricks, the TV prog, one of the older detectives has his wife buried in his garden. So, it must be allowed.