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Bid for answers over son's death
A mother from Hampshire has confronted a former agriculture minister in her quest for answers over her son's death.
Christine Lord's 24-year-old son Andrew died from the human form of mad cow disease last December.
Through her own research, Ms Lord from Southsea, believes her son may have been infected through school dinners.
But in an exchange with former minister John Gummer, who famously fed his daughter a burger, he stood by the evidence which claimed beef was safe.
Mr Lord showed no signs of the disease until the end of 2006 when he was misdiagnosed as being depressed.
'Want answers'
When the disease was detected last July, he was unable to walk properly and struggled to carry out simple tasks.
His mother had to watch him suffer in the final months of his life.
"I am extremely angry that this tragedy has happened to my fit, young, handsome son and I want some answers. I want to find out who is responsible for killing my son," she said.
"I have to be his voice in the wilderness because it feels like we've been forgotten, that the broader public have forgotten about it but everyone over the age of 10 has been exposed to this."
During her investigations she managed to arrange a meeting with the former government minister Mr Gummer.
He said: "I believed beef was safe, I was prepared to eat it myself, I was prepared for my family to eat it because all the evidence showed that it was.
"I remember at every point, and on every occasion, I sought to make the best choice and best decision I could for the safety and health of myself, my family, my country."
More on this story can be seen on BBC South's Inside Out programme on BBC1 at 1930 BST on Friday 2 May.
