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The coroner has been asked to release the body of a three-year-old who died in a fire which started in a wheelie bin near his home in Northants. The coroner has been asked to release the body of a three-year-old boy who died in a fire which began in a wheelie bin near his home in Northamptonshire.
Callum Bland died in a fire in Fulmar Lane, Wellingborough, on 19 March. Callum Bland died in the fire in Fulmar Lane, Wellingborough, on 19 March. Police are treating it as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination has been carried out, but normally a body is not released until anyone accused of the crime can commission independent tests. A body is not usually released until any person accused of a crime can commission independent tests.
As no-one has yet been charged police want a second independent examination so Callum's funeral can take place. As no-one has been charged, police want a second post-mortem test to be carried out so Callum's funeral can be held.
Smoke inhalationSmoke inhalation
The post-mortem examination revealed he died from smoke inhalation. The original post-mortem examination revealed he died from smoke inhalation.
Callum's mother, Jane, her partner and three other children escaped the fire.Callum's mother, Jane, her partner and three other children escaped the fire.
Det Ch Insp John Jones, who is leading the inquiry, said he has contacted the coroner.Det Ch Insp John Jones, who is leading the inquiry, said he has contacted the coroner.
"I understand that not being able to give Callum a funeral has simply added to his family's pain and I decided that the point of the inquiry had come when we could ask the coroner to consider releasing his body to them," he said."I understand that not being able to give Callum a funeral has simply added to his family's pain and I decided that the point of the inquiry had come when we could ask the coroner to consider releasing his body to them," he said.