Son turns up alive the day after his cremation

 

Last updated at 18:27pm on 2nd November 2007 Comments (1)

A mother identified a body as her son and went through a cremation service for him - only to be told the next day that he was alive. Gina Partington, 58, had confirmed the dead man as her son, Thomas Dennison, after the body was found in Rusholme, Manchester.

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Mistaken Identity: Thomas Dennison had gone missing days before the body was found

 

 

She held his hand as she spent 40 minutes biding an emotional farewell.

But then she had an urgent call from police telling her Mr Dennison was in custody in Nottingham.

Mrs Partington said her son has mental health problems and had gone missing days before the body was found.

She said: "I went to the chapel of rest. I held his hand and kissed his head. I would have sworn he was my son."

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Ordeal: Gina Partington believed the body she cremated was her son

 

 

But she still has not seen her son as he was bailed by police and disappeared again.

Officers have since found out the true identity of the dead man. He was 37 and had been living rough. His sister, who lives locally, has been told.

A police source said the similarities between the men were remarkable, even down to having the same body markings.

The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Most of them in Rusholme are as good as the walking dead anyway :dozey:

Most of them in Rusholme are as good as the walking dead anyway :dozey:

 

How come? Are they all crackheads??:P