Greek island death inquest starts

An inquest has begun into how a 17-year-old from Derbyshire died while on holiday on a Greek island.

Matthew Cryer's death in July was first reported as drink related but his parents are convinced the circumstances are suspicious.

The teenager, from Killamarsh, died outside a nightclub in Laganas on Zante, also known as Zakynthos.

Before the funeral it emerged that Matthew's body was returned to his family from Greece without his heart.

Post-mortem examinations were carried out both in Greece and by a Home Office pathologist in Britain.

'Horrendous experience'

Matthew's family said he died from a head injury which could not have been caused by a simple fall. He had sustained 20 separate injuries and widespread bruising was found on his body.

They said: "This has been a horrendous experience for all our family and we continue to struggle to cope without him, we know that getting justice for him will not bring him back to us or even lessen the grief we all feel."

A report into the death has been filed with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

Sheffield Wednesday fan Matthew had just completed a college course and was hoping to take up an advanced apprenticeship in petrochemical project management in September.

He had been working at a Burger King branch in Sheffield to pay his way through college and had gone on holiday with a group of friends and two of their parents.

The inquest in Chesterfield was expected to last one day.