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Liam Buckler

Woman donated husband’s body to science but it was used as crash test dummy in explosion

A woman who donated her husband's body to science was left horrified after she discovered it had been sold - as a crash test dummy.

Steve Hansen had registered to become an organ donor in 2012 after agreeing to donate his body to science but it was rejected after he died from cirrhosis of the liver.

Medics told his wife, Jill, her husband's body wasn't healthy enough to be considered for organ donation and suggested giving his body to science.

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