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| Baby to be buried after 21 years | Baby to be buried after 21 years |
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| The body of a four-month-old baby boy that has been lying in a London mortuary since 1987 is finally going to be buried, against his parents' wishes. | The body of a four-month-old baby boy that has been lying in a London mortuary since 1987 is finally going to be buried, against his parents' wishes. |
| Doctors say Christopher Blum died of sudden infant death syndrome, also called cot death, but his father Steve claims he died of blood poisoning. | Doctors say Christopher Blum died of sudden infant death syndrome, also called cot death, but his father Steve claims he died of blood poisoning. |
| Mr Blum refused to sign the death certificate but Enfield Council will now use new powers to bury the baby. | |
| The council said after 21 years Christopher needs to be laid to rest. | The council said after 21 years Christopher needs to be laid to rest. |
| My son did suffer from blood poisoning. I just didn't want to put my name to something I knew wasn't true Steve Blum | My son did suffer from blood poisoning. I just didn't want to put my name to something I knew wasn't true Steve Blum |
| An Enfield Council spokesman said the council had kept Christopher's parents informed and that it had obtained the consent of the Registrar General to register the death. | An Enfield Council spokesman said the council had kept Christopher's parents informed and that it had obtained the consent of the Registrar General to register the death. |
| "We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive matter for Mr Blum. However, after 21 years we believe that Christopher now needs to be laid to rest. | "We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive matter for Mr Blum. However, after 21 years we believe that Christopher now needs to be laid to rest. |
| "We have followed the correct procedure obtaining the consent of the Registrar General to register the death of Baby Blum." | "We have followed the correct procedure obtaining the consent of the Registrar General to register the death of Baby Blum." |
| He said Mr Blum has also been asked to let the council know his wishes in relation to where his son should be buried, and what he would like written on his son's headstone. | He said Mr Blum has also been asked to let the council know his wishes in relation to where his son should be buried, and what he would like written on his son's headstone. |
| 'No letter' | 'No letter' |
| But Mr Blum told BBC Five Live why he was challenging the council: "They want to put 'cot death' on there and I know from my own investigations it's not the correct cause of death. | But Mr Blum told BBC Five Live why he was challenging the council: "They want to put 'cot death' on there and I know from my own investigations it's not the correct cause of death. |
| "My son did suffer from blood poisoning. I just didn't want to put my name to something I knew wasn't true. | "My son did suffer from blood poisoning. I just didn't want to put my name to something I knew wasn't true. |
| "We'd been in touch with the council, but I haven't received any letter yet. | "We'd been in touch with the council, but I haven't received any letter yet. |
| "And as for a burial, we did pay for an funeral, back in 1987. We only stopped the funeral when they changed their mind. They said, at the beginning, he did die from blood poisoning." | "And as for a burial, we did pay for an funeral, back in 1987. We only stopped the funeral when they changed their mind. They said, at the beginning, he did die from blood poisoning." |
| The council said it would be covering the costs of laying the baby to rest after such a long time. | The council said it would be covering the costs of laying the baby to rest after such a long time. |