The families of a South Shields couple who were tragically killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack have spoken of their anger at a law that prevents the from registering the deaths of their children.
It has been nearly six years since the atrocity which claimed the lives of 22 people, including teenage sweethearts Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, in May 2017. But their mothers, Lisa Rutherford and Caroline Curry, say have been unable to complete the "final act a parent can do for their child" by registering their deaths.
That's because the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 states that when a death has been subject to an inquest the information for the registration can only be provided by the coroner. In other cases, the information is provided by a "qualified informant" which is usually a family member.
