UK Air India crash victim's mum sent wrong body back for burial
Her son, Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, and his husband Jamie were among the 260 people killed when the flight crashed less than a minute after takeoff from Ahmedabad.
Despite initial DNA identification in India, a second test conducted in the UK revealed the remains sent to Ms Donaghey were not her son's.
The family has been unable to lay Fiongal to rest with his husband and is urging the British government to help locate his remains.
The incident is expected to be raised by Sir Keir Starmer with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Air India has offered interim compensation to affected families.
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