Bringing loved ones home

Co-founder of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, Colin Bell, tells Rachel Burden how his son's death abroad, was the start of his charity that repatriates loved ones.
26-year-old Kevin, from Newry, County Down in Ireland, was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in New York in June 2013.

The community in Newry, raised around £150,000 to bring Kevin back home. Inspired by their generosity, Colin and his family started the charity, which is funded entirely through donations and fundraising, to help families in the same position bring their loved one home.

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Presenter: Rachel Burden
Series Producer: Uma Doraiswamy
Sound Design: Nicky Edwards
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Editor: Clare Fordham