Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39, and his partner Jamie, 45, were two of the 260 people killed in the Air India crash on 12/6.

Amanda Donaghey, Fiongal's mother, said on 27/7 that immediately after the incident, she traveled to India to find her son's body and provided a DNA sample at a hospital in Ahmedabad to aid in the identification process.

Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek (left) and his partner Jamie. Photo: Telegraph

Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek (left) and his partner Jamie. Photo: Telegraph

After a DNA match, she returned to the UK with what she believed were her son's remains on 20/6.

However, on 5/7, as both families prepared for a joint funeral for Fiongal and Jamie, police informed Donaghey that DNA testing conducted in the UK revealed the families had been given the wrong bodies.

"We don't know whose poor body is in the coffin," Amanda said. "I had my suspicions, but it’s still devastating to know it’s true. This mix-up is horrific. We now want the UK government to do everything in its power to find Fiongal and bring my son home."

This may not be an isolated incident. British media reported last week that the coffin of Shobhana Patel, 71, another repatriated victim, contained body parts from multiple people. Patel and her husband, Ashok, 74, were on a Hindu pilgrimage when they died in the crash.

"There may have been a mix-up," said Miten Patel, the couple's son. "For religious reasons, we need to ensure that only my mother is in the coffin, not anyone else. Identification is crucial for us."

Shobhana and Ashok Patel were buried last week.

James Healey-Pratt, an international aviation lawyer representing the families of the Air India crash victims, said the identification issues raised concerns about the total number of potentially misidentified victims.

"We know 12 bodies were brought back from India to the UK, two of which were misidentified," Healey-Pratt said. "If this ratio holds, it's possible 40 of the 240 bodies were mishandled. This is a significant number, but we don’t know for sure. So far, Indian officials have been unhelpful, which is why the families are pressuring the UK Foreign Office and the Prime Minister's Office."

Healey-Pratt previously stated no UK agency was responsible for the errors.

Debris from the Air India plane at the crash site in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on 14/6. Photo: AFP

Debris from the Air India plane at the crash site in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on 14/6. Photo: AFP

Indian officials are investigating the cause of the Air India crash. The Wall Street Journal reported on 16/7, citing sources, that the black box recording of the pilots' conversation indicated the captain had moved the fuel control switches for both engines from the "run" position to "off."

Meanwhile, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson urged his staff to avoid jumping to conclusions about the accident, stating that the investigation is "far from over."

Huyen Le (Telegraph, The Sun, Sunday Times)