Wrong remains of Air India Crash “adds to the trauma,” says the family

A woman whose brother died in the air India and then received the wrong body, says there is a “added trauma” to her family.

39-year-old Fiongal Greenlau-Mick and his husband Jamie, 45, were among the 242 people on board the flight, who crashed on June 12 soon after fleeing London Gatwick from Ahmedabad.

His sister Arven Greineu said BBC Newsnight Her family was looking for dignity and closure, as well as accountability for those who mislead her brother’s remains.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it continues to support the families affected by the Air India crash with “dedicated work workers”, adding that “official identification of bodies is a matter of Indian authorities.”

G -Greenlaw of Cambridge told the BBC that he wanted “dignity” for his brother and “closing for the family”.

“If this is not possible – because the oldest scenario is that he was cremated like someone else – then we need to know this to move forward,” she added.

“Someone is deluded – that’s a trauma.”

She said she seemed to be “lack of forensic protocols” at the site of the crash and the place is “not closed for 48 hours”.

“It just can’t be repeated,” she said.

“I think the whole family was and are still in complete unbelief, because it was the news of other people. It was shocking and confusing.”

Of 230 passengers and 12 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crews, including 169 Indian citizens, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese citizens and one Canadian.

Many people living in a residential neighborhood near Sardar Walabhbai International Airport, where they descended, were also killed, taking the number of confirmed casualties to at least 270. This included a number of medicine students residing in the area.

Investigation A 15 -page report Posted last month, it is said that the fuel of the aircraft engines was cut only seconds after the departure.

The circumstances of how or why this happened remain unclear. The report is said in Restored voice records on the cockpitOne of the pilots may be heard “Why did you cut?” “To which the other pilot replied that he did not”.

A final crash report is expected for 12 months.

In the days after the fatal crash, Dzha Greenlau said their mother flew to India as part of the official identification process.

“In his own words, it was a chaotic scene,” G -Greenlau recalls. “She went straight to the hospital to give a blood sample. We were told they would be up to 72 hours to get a positive identification – and that was exactly.

“She returned from India with what she thought was her son’s remains. This is the equivalent of losing it twice.

“Mom had seen the situation there, smells like smells, saw the sights, saw the place of the crash. I think it made it more real to see that.”

G -Greenlaw explained when the casket was returned, it was tested and found to be the “remains of two different people.”

As a result, Coronor in London decided to perform additional tests and the family was able to get some DNA from FIongal’s headphones, which proved that the remains were not his.

“I would say we are going up and down with feelings,” said G -Ja Greenlau when he asked him how the family feels.

“We are not naive. We understand that it must have been a terrible situation and my heart comes out to those who have done clearly – but we know that the remains of Finn have been found.

“At that moment, you would expect the remains to go home. If he was not combined, we could get our heads around it.”

Mr. Greenlaw-Meeks founded Wellness Band in Ramsgate in Kent in 2018, with his husband joining as managing director five years later.

They also had to host the Ramsgate Pride event seminars in June.

Moments before they got on the flight of Air India, the couple posted a video on social media on their last night in the country, where Mr Greenallow-Mex thought about a “magical experience”.

“They were incredible,” said Greenlaw.

“Two parts of one soul. They lived together, married and died together. They were two halves of one.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the BBC that it continues to contact the Gujarati government and the Indian government on behalf of the Internal Western London Senior Coronor to support the coronary process.

“We understand that this is an extremely difficult time for families and our thoughts remain with them,” said a spokesman for the outside service.

“Foreign officials continue to support families and loved ones in accordance with our consular competence.

“We have allocated specialized workers in cases of each family who want to have one.”

India’s Foreign Ministry said earlier: “As a result of the tragic disaster, the relevant authorities have identified the victims according to the protocols and technical requirements.

“All mortal remains were treated with extremely professionalism and with a proper attitude to the dignity of the deceased.

“We continue to work with the United Kingdom authorities to deal with any concerns about this issue.”