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Hopton Heath mum wants law change over mortuary delay to see son

Mrs Baker said her fight for a change in the law would be one way of honouring her son’s life who she described as “a young lad that stood up and was accounted for what he believed in”.

“[The] mortuary took time away from us and our Joe, that we simply can never get back. I want to make sure that going forward no other families are ever told ‘no’,” she added.

“I understand that with every tragic accident, there are different circumstances…in Joe’s case, by the time we actually got him back, his face was perfect and there was no reason to have kept us away for the time that they had done.

“Under ‘Joe’s law’, no direct family members will ever be told no – if they’re OK physically that is OK enough to be viewed.”

The family have organised an online petition and want 1,500 signatures to support their campaigning efforts.

A spokesperson for the NHS trust said they wanted to extend their condolences to the family for their loss as they understood it was a difficult time.

They added they wanted the family to speak to their patient advice and liaison service so “we can understand their experience”.


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