TWO YEARS TO RUN DNA TESTS OR CONTACT THE FAMILY: TWO YEARS FOR A MURDERER TO ESCAPE?

When someone dies, time is of the essence as far as collecting evidence goes. But "who cares" say the British police. They are too busy harassing people for offences against political correctness these days

An inquiry has begun after a family who thought their son was missing for two years were told his body had been left unidentified in a mortuary. Two weeks after Sean Hutchinson, 20, went missing, his body was found in the sea off the Kent coast on 8 July 2003. But his West Yorkshire family did not learn of his death until last month, a national newspaper reported.

Hemsworth MP Jon Trickett is demanding answers after DNA to identify the body was not analysed until early this year.
"I am deeply saddened and distressed by the family's situation, their suffering is unimaginable," he said. "On the face of it they have been treated appallingly by both the police and the Coroners' Office. "I want justice for the family in order that no other family ever has to go through the same situation. "Both the police and the coroners' services need to be held accountable for their actions."

Mr Hutchinson's body was released to his family for burial on Thursday. Kent Police said it was holding an urgent internal review to establish the facts of the case and expressed its sympathy to his family. "Clearly the force is concerned with the processes that resulted in the delay in identifying Mr Hutchinson," a spokesman said.

Mr Hutchinson's death is still being investigated and officers urged anyone with information to get in touch. [Two years late]

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