07-03-2012, 02:38 AM
If you are wondering why there has been nothing as of late regarding young Daniel Morcombe. It's because the wheels of Justice can run very slowly in Australia. His parents are still waiting to bury the poor child.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-nat...21e0a.html
The parents of Queensland boy Daniel Morcombe say they are waiting to bury their son, almost a year after his remains were found.
Bruce and Denise Morcombe say they desperately want to hold a funeral and have been distressed by his remains being shipped across Australia and overseas for testing.
Daniel, 13, vanished while waiting for a bus on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in 2003. His remains were found on a farm in the Sunshine Coast hinterland last year.
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Perth man Brett Peter Cowan has been charged with Daniel's abduction and murder.
Mr Morcombe says he understands the tests take time, but after almost 11 months he and his wife are "getting anxious and a little frustrated".
"(We're) talking 11 months with testing still ongoing. (It) defies belief. It's not right," he told The Courier-Mail.
Ms Morcombe said she was distressed about Daniel's remains being sent around Australia and overseas for testing.
"I don't even know what his remains are in," she said.
"They could be on someone's desk. It's disgusting and very distasteful."
"It's like they don't belong to us. They've already confiscated them and claimed ownership and we just completely find that wrong."
A representative of state coroner Michael Barnes told the newspaper an application for the release of what were believed to be Daniel's remains had not been received.
She said bodies were released for burial when they were no longer needed for investigations.
"In practice, the coroner generally only considers releasing the body when an application is received from the funeral director on behalf of the family.
"The state coroner has updated the family's legal representative about the release of the remains."
Daniel Morcombes Parents Press Conference Video
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-nat...21e0a.html
The parents of Queensland boy Daniel Morcombe say they are waiting to bury their son, almost a year after his remains were found.
Bruce and Denise Morcombe say they desperately want to hold a funeral and have been distressed by his remains being shipped across Australia and overseas for testing.
Daniel, 13, vanished while waiting for a bus on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in 2003. His remains were found on a farm in the Sunshine Coast hinterland last year.
Advertisement: Story continues below
Perth man Brett Peter Cowan has been charged with Daniel's abduction and murder.
Mr Morcombe says he understands the tests take time, but after almost 11 months he and his wife are "getting anxious and a little frustrated".
"(We're) talking 11 months with testing still ongoing. (It) defies belief. It's not right," he told The Courier-Mail.
Ms Morcombe said she was distressed about Daniel's remains being sent around Australia and overseas for testing.
"I don't even know what his remains are in," she said.
"They could be on someone's desk. It's disgusting and very distasteful."
"It's like they don't belong to us. They've already confiscated them and claimed ownership and we just completely find that wrong."
A representative of state coroner Michael Barnes told the newspaper an application for the release of what were believed to be Daniel's remains had not been received.
She said bodies were released for burial when they were no longer needed for investigations.
"In practice, the coroner generally only considers releasing the body when an application is received from the funeral director on behalf of the family.
"The state coroner has updated the family's legal representative about the release of the remains."
Daniel Morcombes Parents Press Conference Video