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Australian outlaw Ned Kelly's family to hold burial | Australian outlaw Ned Kelly's family to hold burial |
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Australian officials have said they will return the remains of Ned Kelly to his descendants for burial, 130 years after he was hanged for murder. | |
The headless remains of the outlaw were identified last week through DNA tests. | The headless remains of the outlaw were identified last week through DNA tests. |
Anthony Griffiths, the great grandson of Kelly's younger sister Grace, said it was his expressed wish to be buried on consecrated ground near his family. | Anthony Griffiths, the great grandson of Kelly's younger sister Grace, said it was his expressed wish to be buried on consecrated ground near his family. |
But after his execution his body was dumped into a mass grave in jail, and later taken to another mass grave. | But after his execution his body was dumped into a mass grave in jail, and later taken to another mass grave. |
"We're looking at a private family service so he can have a dignified burial," Mr Griffiths told local media. | "We're looking at a private family service so he can have a dignified burial," Mr Griffiths told local media. |
He said there would probably be a public memorial too. | He said there would probably be a public memorial too. |
Ned Kelly was seen by many as a cold-blooded killer and others as a folk hero of Irish-Australian resistance. | Ned Kelly was seen by many as a cold-blooded killer and others as a folk hero of Irish-Australian resistance. |
The bushranger killed three policemen before being captured in Victoria state in 1880 and was hanged for murder at Old Melbourne Jail in November of the same year. | The bushranger killed three policemen before being captured in Victoria state in 1880 and was hanged for murder at Old Melbourne Jail in November of the same year. |
But his body went missing after it was thrown into a mass grave. The bodies in the grave were transferred from the prison to Pentridge Prison in 1929 and then exhumed again in 2009. | But his body went missing after it was thrown into a mass grave. The bodies in the grave were transferred from the prison to Pentridge Prison in 1929 and then exhumed again in 2009. |
The exploits of Kelly and his gang have been the subject of numerous films and television series, including a portrayal by Rolling Stone Mick Jagger in a 1970 film. |
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