Family said

A woman who died in Indian air and then received the wrong body said it had “added trauma” to her family.

Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39, and her husband Jamie, 45, were among 242 people on the flight, which crashed on June 12 shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12.

His sister Arwen Greenlaw told BBC News Night Her family is seeking dignity and closure and being responsible for those who mislabel the body of their elder brother.

The Foreign Ministry said it continues to support families affected by the Indian air crash as a “dedicated case worker”, adding that “official corpses are a problem for Indian authorities”.

Ms Greenlaw from Cambridge told the BBC she wanted to “dignity” for her brother and “closed for her family.”

She added: “If that’s impossible – because the worst case scenario is that he’s cremated to someone else – then we need to know that to keep going.”

“The remains of someone mislabeled – this adds to the trauma.”

She said there appeared to be a “lack of forensic protocol” at the crash site and the site “had not been closed within 48 hours.”

“This can’t happen again,” she said.

“I think the whole family was and still totally incredible because it’s the news and what happened to other people. It’s shocking, confusing.”

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has 230 passengers and 12 crew members, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, 7 Portuguese nationals and 1 Canadian.

Many people living in residential areas near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad were also killed, and the airport landing there were also killed, with at least 270 casualties to be confirmed. This includes many medical students living in the area.

Preliminary investigation 15 pages report Last month, it was reported that the aircraft’s engine was cut off just a few seconds after takeoff.

What is surrounding how or why it happens is unclear. Report on Recovered cockpit recordingsone pilot can be heard asking, “Why did you cut off?” – Another pilot replied that he “didn’t do it.”

The final report of the crash is expected to be made within 12 months.

In the days following the fatal crash, Ms Greenlaw said their mother flew to India as part of the formal identity process.

“In her own words, it was a messy scene,” Ms. Greenlaw recalled. “She went straight to the hospital and gave a blood sample, and we were told to get positive approval for up to 72 hours – which was correct.

“She returned from India and thought it was the body of her son. It was equivalent to losing twice.

“My mom saw this there, smelled the smell, saw the attractions, saw the crash site. I think it’s more real to see this for her.”

Ms Greenlaw explained that when the coffin returned, it was tested and found to be “the remains of two different people.”

As a result, a coroner in London decided to conduct further testing, and the family was able to obtain some DNA from Fiongal’s headphones to prove that the body was not his.

When asked about the family feeling, Ms Greenlaw said: “I would say we move up and down with the feeling.”

“We are not naive, we know it must be a terrible situation, and my heart goes out of our way to those who clear it – but we know that Finn’s remains were found.

“You’ll expect the remains to come home at that time. If he doesn’t match, we can surround that.”

Mr Greenlaw-Meeks founded the Health Foundry in Ramsgate, Kent in 2018, and his husband joined the Managing Director five years later.

They are scheduled to hold a seminar in June at the Ramsgate Pride event.

The two, moments before boarding the Air India flight, posted a video on the country’s social media last night, where Mr. Greenlaw-Meeks reflected on the “magic experience.”

“They are great,” Ms Greenlaw said.

“Two parts of a soul. They live together, they get married, they die together. They are two halves of them.”

The Foreign Ministry told the BBC that it will continue to liaise with the Gujarat government and the Indian government on behalf of the senior coroner in West London to support the coronary process.

“We know this is an extremely painful time for families and our ideas are still there,” a foreign ministry spokesman said.

“The staff of the Diplomatic Office continue to be consistent with our consular duties for families and loved ones.

“We have assigned dedicated case workers to every family that wants to have one.”

The Indian Foreign Ministry had previously stated: “After the tragic collapse, the authorities identified the victims based on established programmes and technical requirements.

“All mortal remains are treated with the greatest professionalism and the dignity of the dead are properly taken into account.

“We will continue to work with the UK authorities to resolve any issues related to this issue.”