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Marchioness families sue over body parts

Following reports that body parts, including hearts and brains, were removed from victims of the Marchioness disaster in 1989 and stored at a London hospital, relatives are considering legal action. This emerged as part of an earlier inquiry into the removal of 25 victims’ hands.

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