South Wales Soldier's mum horrified at body parts revelation

Soldier's mum horrified at body parts revelation
Friday, August 10, 2012
South Wales Evening Post

THE mum of a hero killed in Afghanistan says she was horrified at the grim discovery that the Ministry of Defence kept the body parts and tissues of dead soldiers without their families' permission.

Debbie John, whose son Corporal Dean John died in Helmand Province in 2009, said her "stomach somersaulted" after officials revealed that six body parts and more than 50 tissue samples had been kept by the Royal Military Police (RMP).

The remains were first uncovered last month by a new manager working with the Military Police's Special Investigations Branch (SIB).

Officials are now looking to get in touch with the families of 30 soldiers over the case. The Ministry of Defence said it was "deeply sorry" following the situation.

Ms John, of Port Talbot, said was stunned when she heard about what had happened.

She said: "I'm waiting for a phone call. It's terrible. The thing is, it rakes everything up for the families.
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