Mirror : Family of tragic Gareth Williams want body back

Family of tragic Gareth Williams want body back

September 11, 2010

Murdered MI6 spy Gareth Williams' angry family last night demanded that his body is released so they can organise their own postmortem.

The coroner has refused to release the body because police don't yet know exactly how he died.

But the delay has infuriated his relatives who have been unable to hold a funeral more than three weeks after his death.

A family source was reported as saying: "We've made it clear to the police we want the body back as soon as possible."

Mr Williams, 31, was found dead in a sports bag in the bath of his Central London flat.

Police chiefs say that the first postmortem and subsequent tests have proved inconclusive.