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| Burial grave mix-up 'to be left' | Burial grave mix-up 'to be left' |
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| The family of a man murdered in Spain who was buried in the wrong grave in the West Midlands have said they will not seek to move him. | |
| Daniel Hastelow, 26, of Walsall Wood, West Midlands, was stabbed in Majorca in 2008. His family campaigned for two years for his body to be flown home. | Daniel Hastelow, 26, of Walsall Wood, West Midlands, was stabbed in Majorca in 2008. His family campaigned for two years for his body to be flown home. |
| But last week he was buried in a plot reserved for the widow of another man. | But last week he was buried in a plot reserved for the widow of another man. |
| In spite of the error, his sister Clare Peters said: "Danny's been through so much, that's where he stays now." | In spite of the error, his sister Clare Peters said: "Danny's been through so much, that's where he stays now." |
| She said: "He's already been exhumed, I don't want him to be exhumed again, definitely not. | She said: "He's already been exhumed, I don't want him to be exhumed again, definitely not. |
| "He's been through so much in his short life, he cannot be exhumed again, it would break my mum's heart." | "He's been through so much in his short life, he cannot be exhumed again, it would break my mum's heart." |
| Couple's grave | Couple's grave |
| Mr Hastelow was accidentally buried beside Michael Best at St John's Church in Walsall Wood. | Mr Hastelow was accidentally buried beside Michael Best at St John's Church in Walsall Wood. |
| The Diocese of Lichfield said Mr Best's widow had reserved the plot as her final resting place, when her husband was buried there in January. | The Diocese of Lichfield said Mr Best's widow had reserved the plot as her final resting place, when her husband was buried there in January. |
| Reverend Nigel Carter has since publicly apologised to both families. | Reverend Nigel Carter has since publicly apologised to both families. |
| Mr Hastelow had been working in a bar in Majorca when he was murdered in January last year. | Mr Hastelow had been working in a bar in Majorca when he was murdered in January last year. |
| His family campaigned for his body to be flown home, but Spanish police said they needed to keep it for evidence. | His family campaigned for his body to be flown home, but Spanish police said they needed to keep it for evidence. |
| Richard Roberts, 36, from Merseyside, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison last month, after which Mr Hastelow's body was returned to the UK. | Richard Roberts, 36, from Merseyside, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison last month, after which Mr Hastelow's body was returned to the UK. |