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| Christian Bagley death: Police 'sorry' after family denied final farewell | Christian Bagley death: Police 'sorry' after family denied final farewell |
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| A murder victim's family are unable to give him the send-off they hoped for because his body has been allowed to become badly decomposed. | A murder victim's family are unable to give him the send-off they hoped for because his body has been allowed to become badly decomposed. |
| Christian Bagley, 30, from Hereford, was found with stab wounds in June. | Christian Bagley, 30, from Hereford, was found with stab wounds in June. |
| His body was being stored at the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire mortuary but has decayed. His family cannot now see him at his funeral. | |
| West Mercia Police said it was reviewing its mortuary processes. | West Mercia Police said it was reviewing its mortuary processes. |
| 'Truly regrettable' | 'Truly regrettable' |
| Mr Bagley was stabbed in his arm and back as he returned from seeing his two-year-old daughter on Father's Day. He died in hospital. | Mr Bagley was stabbed in his arm and back as he returned from seeing his two-year-old daughter on Father's Day. He died in hospital. |
| Three men arrested on suspicion of murder have been released without charge. | Three men arrested on suspicion of murder have been released without charge. |
| Mr Bagley's funeral is due to take place on Friday. | Mr Bagley's funeral is due to take place on Friday. |
| His brother, Wayne Wood, said: "We weren't allowed to touch the body before it went to Coventry because forensics hadn't finished with him. | His brother, Wayne Wood, said: "We weren't allowed to touch the body before it went to Coventry because forensics hadn't finished with him. |
| "I don't know why the body has decayed so much." | "I don't know why the body has decayed so much." |
| The family have been told they will not be able to bury Mr Bagley in his beloved Liverpool Football Club shirt. | The family have been told they will not be able to bury Mr Bagley in his beloved Liverpool Football Club shirt. |
| "The funeral directors told us they couldn't dress the body. The clothes had to be put on top of him," Mr Wood said. | "The funeral directors told us they couldn't dress the body. The clothes had to be put on top of him," Mr Wood said. |
| Det Supt Adrian McGee, from West Mercia Police, said: "We do not know what happened in this case [but it is] truly regrettable. | |
| "We are working to see why this has happened and we are reviewing our mortuary processes to see if we can learn anything from this tragic and regrettable incident. | "We are working to see why this has happened and we are reviewing our mortuary processes to see if we can learn anything from this tragic and regrettable incident. |
| "The police will provide the family with a full explanation. We understand it adds to their grief." | "The police will provide the family with a full explanation. We understand it adds to their grief." |
| The hospital said: "We would like to offer our condolences to Christian Bagley's family. | |
| "The key factor affecting the state of a patient in the mortuary is the length of time they remain there. | |
| "We are confident of our processes in the mortuary relating to storage." |