Talking for the first time, Jean McBeath has described how her grief has been multiplied by the errors that led to the collapse of a manslaughter case against the man who allegedly attacked her son, Gordon.

Among the allegations, hospital bosses have been accused of removing the 44-year-old's brain without telling the family.

Gordon McBeath, of Millers Dale Close, Brownsover, died during surgery after he was allegedly punched in a street attack.

And the judge in the following manslaughter case slammed medics for not supplying their evidence in time, which led to the case collapsing.

But Mrs. McBeath said this is just one of a number of blunders that has left her without even a death certificate - six months after his death.

"This has been the most traumatic experience anyone could go through and it has left me unable to properly grieve for my son," she said.

Tyso Williams, 23, is alleged to have punched Mr. McBeath after an incident near the Merry Monk pub in Brownsover in November, fracturing his jaw.

Mr. McBeath went back home and did not receive treatment until two days later when he decided to go to hospital.

He suffered heart failure during surgery on his jaw and died on December 6.

But Mrs. McBeath said since then she was not told about important developments - like his brain being removed, the date of any forthcoming trials and when his body was released.

She said: "I feel very, very badly let down by everything that has happened.

"The police have not kept me in contact and I left several messages with my liaison officer who did not reply to any of them.

"I found out through someone else that his body was going to be released and when the trial will be.

"It took me three-and-a-half months to bury my own son, but I have not been able to move on since then.

"I still don't even have a death certificate as his death has yet to be registered."

During the court case, Judge Richard Griffith-Jones vented his frustration at medical staff who had failed to hand over a report in time, partly due to the fact one of them was on holiday.

But he said the case 'may well be resurrected' if the medical evidence is finally handed over.

Neither Warwickshire Police nor the medical representatives commented when approached by the Advertiser.

Mrs. McBeath added: "It was such a waste of life and I have been left with no answers."