A MOTHER broke down in tears as she spoke of her relief at being able to bury her son six months ago after he died.

A Muslim and traditional English funeral ceremony will be held for Nadeem Khan, who died in hospital hours after being taken into police custody following what officers described as a "violent struggle" in Burnley Road, Brierfield.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has completed its investigation into the incident in June.

But the IPCC is not releasing any details until the Crown Prosec-ution Service finishes assessing the case file to establish if any offences took place.

Nadeem's mother Brenda Smith, 48, of St Aidan's Avenue, Mill Hill, Blackburn, said she was hoping the Muslim prayers would take place on January 28 at the Fred Hamer Funeral Services office in Brierfield followed by the burial at Rosegrove Cemetery.

Nadeem's favourite song, Phil Collin's Against all Odds', and Tracy Chapman's Sorry' will play at the funeral followed by a reading from younger sister Shameem.

Breaking down in tears, Ms Smith said: "The body is being released and there are no words that can explain how I feel.

"I am so relieved that I can now bury my son at last.

"It has been difficult over the last few months and hopefully once the inquiry is over we can find out what happened to Nadeem. We can then hopefully put this to rest."

She said the delay in getting the body released had been caused by issues surrounding who was responsible for the body.

Ms Smith has been working with her ex-husband Salim Khan to secure the release of their son's body.

A spokesperson for the IPCC said the CPS would determine if any criminal offence had been committed. He said: "A file has been passed to the CPS for their consideration as occurs in the majority of the cases."