A top Liverpool lawyer has blasted prosecutors for prolonging the ordeal of two women accused of trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a plane - after charges against the pair were dropped.
The corpse of 91-year-old Curt Willi Jarant was found at the airport's check-in lounge in a wheelchair pushed by two women, as they waited to board an Easyjet flight to Berlin.
Gitta Jarant, 66, and her daughter, Anke Anusic, 41, were arrested at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after airport officials raised the alarm after noticing the man propped-up in a wheelchair with sunglasses over his eyes.
The pair have always protested their innocence and claimed they thought the German former pilot, known as Willi, was asleep, in what came to be known as the "Dead in Arrivals" case.
The German nationals, from Oldham, were released on police bail following the incident in April.
But now Greater Manchester Police have revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided not to prosecute.
And their solicitor Rex Makin insists his clients have been treated "abominably" after their arrest.
Mr Makin, said: "There was never any justification in this case and was based on a flawed post mortem analysis.
"They have done nothing wrong and have been treated abominably following their arrest.
"Prosecutors have strung out this case unnecessarily and I am encouraging them to make a case against police for wrongful accusations."
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Reade, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "Officers continued to investigate the incident, including speaking to witnesses and examining medical records.
"A file of evidence was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service who concluded there was insufficient evidence to press charges.
"As a result both women have been released without charge."
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