HULL – An investigation has begun after the body of a man who died in police custody turned up at a mortuary more than a decade after he was believed to have been buried.
Former soldier Christopher Alder (37) choked to death while handcuffed and lying on the floor of a police station in Hull, in the early hours of April 1st, 1998.
His sister, Jane Alder, brought a civil action against the crown prosecution service after she claimed she was racially discriminated against, but she lost her legal challenge in March.
Hull city council said the body of a man was discovered where a woman was believed to have been stored.
Council chief executive Nicola Yates said: “The body lay in place of where Grace Kamara had been recorded as resting. At the moment I cannot explain this.
“My first priority has been to make sure the families involved were informed and given the necessary support.”