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| Body repatriated without organs | Body repatriated without organs |
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| A father whose son died on holiday in Cuba has demanded to know why his body was returned with his lungs, kidney and part of his brain missing. | A father whose son died on holiday in Cuba has demanded to know why his body was returned with his lungs, kidney and part of his brain missing. |
| Andrew Redfern, 37, from the Wirral, Merseyside, died after slipping and hitting his face on a marble floor in a hotel lobby in Havana in August. | Andrew Redfern, 37, from the Wirral, Merseyside, died after slipping and hitting his face on a marble floor in a hotel lobby in Havana in August. |
| When his body underwent post-mortem tests in the UK it was discovered that several of his organs were missing. | When his body underwent post-mortem tests in the UK it was discovered that several of his organs were missing. |
| His father, Lawrence, from Inverness, said he had no idea what had happened. | His father, Lawrence, from Inverness, said he had no idea what had happened. |
| Mr Redfern, 58, said: "If his organs were taken for transplants then I wouldn't have minded but nobody mentioned anything. | Mr Redfern, 58, said: "If his organs were taken for transplants then I wouldn't have minded but nobody mentioned anything. |
| Somebody just removed them without asking permission Lawrence Redfern | Somebody just removed them without asking permission Lawrence Redfern |
| "Somebody just removed them without asking permission and no one seems to know why." | "Somebody just removed them without asking permission and no one seems to know why." |
| The boxing coach, who travelled to Cuba to return his son's body to the UK added: "Because of this, the post mortem which was carried out in the UK did not reveal how he died. | The boxing coach, who travelled to Cuba to return his son's body to the UK added: "Because of this, the post mortem which was carried out in the UK did not reveal how he died. |
| "My family and I are just concerned that this has been allowed to happen and want to make sure no other families have to go through this." | "My family and I are just concerned that this has been allowed to happen and want to make sure no other families have to go through this." |
| Andrew Redfern was an oil rig worker who travelled to Cuba after the breakdown of the relationship with his girlfriend. | Andrew Redfern was an oil rig worker who travelled to Cuba after the breakdown of the relationship with his girlfriend. |
| Facial injury | Facial injury |
| He has an 18-month-old daughter. | He has an 18-month-old daughter. |
| He suffered an injury to his face in the fall, and had 10 stitches at a nearby clinic. | He suffered an injury to his face in the fall, and had 10 stitches at a nearby clinic. |
| The next day he had a seizure and was taken to hospital where he died. | The next day he had a seizure and was taken to hospital where he died. |
| His body was repatriated to the UK in September but a cause of death has still not been found. | His body was repatriated to the UK in September but a cause of death has still not been found. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said post mortem examinations were mandatory in Cuba for all non-residents and samples of organs and tissues may be taken for pathology reports. | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said post mortem examinations were mandatory in Cuba for all non-residents and samples of organs and tissues may be taken for pathology reports. |
| He added: "We are waiting for a meeting with the Cuban Institute of Legal Medicines to discuss this case." | He added: "We are waiting for a meeting with the Cuban Institute of Legal Medicines to discuss this case." |