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Am I the only one who spent ages trying to think of an amusing pun for this story only to be beaten by the headline in the Metro the following morning - "FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD"?

 

And with the amount of time youve been missing from SF Basil,it could have been " Is Basil Alive or Dead" ? :roll:

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Its got to be a cost thing. An Easyjet seat is about a tenner, but the cost of shipping a body runs into thousands.

 

Thats what it says in the Liverpool Echo:

 

LAWYERS acting for the two women accused of attempting to fly a dead German relative back to Berlin from Liverpool’s John Lennon airport are to ask for a second post-mortem.

 

The body of 91-year-old Kurt “Willi” Jarant was discovered by airport staff after he was taken into the airport in a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses.

 

His step-daughter, Anke Anusic, 41, and her mum, Mr Jarant’s widow Gitta, 66, were subsequently arrested for failing to notify authorities of a death. They were bailed until June 1.

 

Rex Makin, who is acting on behalf of the two women, confirmed he had been instructed to ask for a second, independent post-mortem.

 

The first was carried out yesterday at the Royal Liverpool hospital. The results are not yet known.

 

The investigation is being carried out by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as the family live in Oldham.

 

r Makin said: “We have been instructed and we will be asking for an independent post-mortem.”

 

The second post-mortem is being asked for in order to investigate the timing of Mr Jarant’s death.

 

Both women maintain that Mr Jarant was still alive when they arrived for their flight to Berlin on Saturday.

 

Ms Anusic claimed he was “breathing, moving and eating” before they reached JLA and insisted she has eight witnesses to prove it.

 

She claimed she and her mum only realised he was dead when airport staff told them. But it is understood a police doctor estimated he had been dead for at least 24 hours.

 

It was suspected the women were attempting to smuggle the body back to avoid fees for repatriation, sometimes costing up to £3,000.

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