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| Kate Connolly Berlin | |
| Tue 6 Apr 2010 19.51 BST | |
| First published on Tue 6 Apr 2010 19.51 BST | |
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| Update 27 January 2012: Gitta Jarant and Anke Anusic were informed in September 2010 that no charges were to be brought against them. | Update 27 January 2012: Gitta Jarant and Anke Anusic were informed in September 2010 that no charges were to be brought against them. |
| In response to this article an apology was published in the Corrections and clarifications column on 17 June 2011. | In response to this article an apology was published in the Corrections and clarifications column on 17 June 2011. |
| Two women taking an easyJet flight bound for Germany have been arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death, it emerged today. | Two women taking an easyJet flight bound for Germany have been arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death, it emerged today. |
| The women, the man's widow and stepdaughter, said they thought 91-year-old Curt Willi Jarant, who was seated in a wheelchair, was asleep as they tried to check in at Liverpool's John Lennon airport. | The women, the man's widow and stepdaughter, said they thought 91-year-old Curt Willi Jarant, who was seated in a wheelchair, was asleep as they tried to check in at Liverpool's John Lennon airport. |
| Security was alerted on Saturday after worker Andrew Millea became suspicious when they arrived at the airport before a flight to Berlin. | Security was alerted on Saturday after worker Andrew Millea became suspicious when they arrived at the airport before a flight to Berlin. |
| The women, German nationals aged 66 and 41 who live in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and who were also travelling with two young children, were detained on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. | The women, German nationals aged 66 and 41 who live in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and who were also travelling with two young children, were detained on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. |
| Inquiries are believed to be focusing on whether an attempt had been made to avoid the costs and bureaucracy of repatriating the body to Germany after Jarant had died the previous day. | Inquiries are believed to be focusing on whether an attempt had been made to avoid the costs and bureaucracy of repatriating the body to Germany after Jarant had died the previous day. |
| Millea said today: "When the family pulled up in a minibus-style taxi, the older lady told me assistance was needed for her elderly father, who was sat in the front seat of the cab. She told me that he was elderly and frail, and also very tired, so I would have to lift him out of the taxi and into the wheelchair. | Millea said today: "When the family pulled up in a minibus-style taxi, the older lady told me assistance was needed for her elderly father, who was sat in the front seat of the cab. She told me that he was elderly and frail, and also very tired, so I would have to lift him out of the taxi and into the wheelchair. |
| "I immediately felt unsure about the situation, but I did my best to help by carefully lifting the man from his seat." | "I immediately felt unsure about the situation, but I did my best to help by carefully lifting the man from his seat." |
| Millea said he then told airport security, who tried to check the man's pulse. "We had to remove the family from the queue and took the man to a side room, where our first aid staff confirmed he was dead." | Millea said he then told airport security, who tried to check the man's pulse. "We had to remove the family from the queue and took the man to a side room, where our first aid staff confirmed he was dead." |
| Leah Gandy, 22, who was working on the check-in desk, said: "It sent shivers down my spine when I realised what was going on. Fortunately, the other passengers did not appear to notice that the man was dead." | Leah Gandy, 22, who was working on the check-in desk, said: "It sent shivers down my spine when I realised what was going on. Fortunately, the other passengers did not appear to notice that the man was dead." |
| The widow and stepdaughter have been released on bail until 1 June. | The widow and stepdaughter have been released on bail until 1 June. |
| Jarant's widow, Gitta, told the BBC her husband was "the best man in the world". | Jarant's widow, Gitta, told the BBC her husband was "the best man in the world". |
| His stepdaughter, Anke Anusic, added: "They would think that for 24 hours we would carry a dead person? This is ridiculous. He was moving, he was breathing. Eight people saw him." | His stepdaughter, Anke Anusic, added: "They would think that for 24 hours we would carry a dead person? This is ridiculous. He was moving, he was breathing. Eight people saw him." |
| A statement from Greater Manchester police said: "At 11am on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building. Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. | A statement from Greater Manchester police said: "At 11am on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building. Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. |
| "They have been released on bail until 1 June 2010. The coroner has been informed and police are continuing with their inquiries." These are believed to include whether the family were trying to avoid the costs and bureaucracy of repatriating the body to Germany. | "They have been released on bail until 1 June 2010. The coroner has been informed and police are continuing with their inquiries." These are believed to include whether the family were trying to avoid the costs and bureaucracy of repatriating the body to Germany. |
| Deaths must be registered in this country, the local coroner must be informed and a number of documents must be obtained by relatives. Costs involved in moving a body to another country include the provision of a zinc-lined coffin or a container to hold cremated remains and paying for flights. | Deaths must be registered in this country, the local coroner must be informed and a number of documents must be obtained by relatives. Costs involved in moving a body to another country include the provision of a zinc-lined coffin or a container to hold cremated remains and paying for flights. |
| • This article was updated on 21 December 2010 to add new details about the case | • This article was updated on 21 December 2010 to add new details about the case |
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