Morcombes Beg for End to Nightmare and Daniel's remains to be Released for Burial

DANIEL'S PARENTS, BRUCE AND DENISE MORCOMBE

This news was on 21st August, 2012. It was posted recently by DailyTelegraph.

THE parents of Daniel Morcombe have made a desperate plea to the State Coroner to release their son's remains a year after they were found.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe have asked State Coroner Michael Barnes to end the "cruellest twist in a nightmare which began almost nine years ago" when their 13-year-old son was abducted.

Mr Morcombe said they had experienced what felt like a "second abduction".

"To have come so far and have what we thought was an opportunity to say goodbye late last year denied, denied, denied," he said. "I want the police, the coroner, the Director of Public Prosecutions or somebody to stand up and say 'that's not right'.

"The system continues to violate Daniel even after his passing, but we will not let the next unfortunate family suffer as we have. Reasonable timeframes must be written into state law allowing the forgotten victim's family the right to say goodbye in a dignified and timely manner."

DANIEL JAMES MORCOMBE

The Morcombes' lawyer Peter Boyce, of Butler McDermott Lawyers, filed the formal application on the couple's behalf.

Daniel, 13, vanished in 2003 as he waited for a bus at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast.

A government spokesman has said his remains could be released to the family once the defence team has either accepted test results or conducted its own tests.

Defence lawyer Tim Meehan, of Bosscher Lawyers, representing the man accused of killing the teenager, last night confirmed his team would have its own DNA tests performed. "At this stage we're not in a position to provide any timeframes ... because we're consulting with our experts," Mr Meehan said.

Brett Peter Cowan is due in court for a mention on September 5.

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