Bereaved ‘should be eligible to criminal injuries compensation and FCO-translated documents’Bereaved families who lose a loved one to homicide overseas deserve far more support from the Foreign Office and other agencies, a report by the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales urges.As many as 90 Britons are killed abroad every year, leaving relatives grappling with foreign legal systems, untranslated documents, large bills and problems about how to repatriate bodies, according to Vera Baird QC. Continue reading…
Via: Report calls for more support for relatives of Britons murdered abroad
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