'It is disgusting': Parents of young couple killed in Manchester Arena slam government
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe families of a young couple killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack have told of their anguish at a law that prevents them from registering the deaths of their children.
Teenage sweethearts Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry were among the 22 people killed in the attack in May 2017. But almost six years on 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, ChronicleLive reports.
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. READ MORE: Final report from Manchester Arena bombing public inquiry due this week - what to expect The Manchester Arena Inquiry, which was launched to investigate the deaths of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack, has been ongoing since September 2020. However, Lisa and Caroline, from South Shields, have argued that being able to register their children's deaths is an important part of the grieving process and that the current law takes away the choice of parents to do so.
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