A mum "can't stop crying" at the thought of leaving her son behind if his passport doesn't arrive in time for their holiday.
Helen Burns, from Huyton, has spent the last three years saving for a holiday to Croatia to celebrate her 40th birthday with her husband Patrick Towey, 39, and their son Thomas Towey, 12. The family is due to fly to Dubrovnik from Manchester Airport on Saturday, April 9th, but their plans could now be in jeopardy due to delays in the arrival of Thomas' passport.
Helen applied to renew her son's passport on February 6th and claims she was told it would take four-six weeks to arrive. However, after getting a friend, who works as a teacher, to countersign the application, Helen said she received an email on March 7th to say it did not meet the requirements and she would need to get someone else to sign it.
