Lanarkshire parents whose son was 'butchered' in post mortem call for law change

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Richard Stark was just 25-years-old when he suddenly died at home on June 7, 2019, after showing signs of having a seizure in the months before.

A Lanarkshire mum and dad are calling for the law to be changed after their son was "butchered" in a post-mortem without her consent.

They said they are still waiting for the remainder of Richard's tissue samples to be returned - five years after he died.READ MORE: Concern growing for man who vanished from Helensburgh petrol station Their grief has led them to petition the Scottish Parliament for rules to be changed so post-mortems can only be carried out with permission of the next of kin in non-suspicious deaths.

"I've now lost all confidence with hospitals. with doctors, procurator fiscals and even the Crown Office." A Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service spokesman told the BBC: "The lord advocate appreciates the profound loss Mr and Mrs Stark suffered with the untimely death of their son Richard.

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