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image captionDavid Donoghue had lived in Thailand for 15 years
A woman whose stepfather died in Thailand two weeks ago says the hospital there will not release his body in a mix-up over passport numbers.
David Donoghue, 75, who retired to Phuket 15 years ago, will join a mass cremation at the hospital on Wednesday if the issue cannot be rectified.
Gemma Swift said she was pleading with embassy staff in Thailand to resolve a purely administrative issue
The Foreign Office said staff were trying to obtain the correct paperwork.
Mr Donoghue, who lived in Bury in Greater Manchester before emigrating, suffered from the lung disease COPD.
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