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A heartbroken family were unable to give their dead son a fitting send-off because Apple refused to unlock the iPad containing his funeral wishes.

Liam Wright, 18, who died of bone cancer in December, had noted his last wishes on the tablet because he couldn't bear to talk about it in person with his family.

But his relatives, of Brotton, North Yorkshire, were forced to have the service without knowing what he wanted - because Apple reportedly would not unlock the device after a software update.

A heartbroken family were unable give their dead son Liam Wright, 18, a fitting send-off because Apple refused to unlock the iPad containing his funeral wishes

Liam's sister Kerry Lamb explained that they knew Liam had made a few notes about the service on his iPad.

'He hadn't want to speak about it - we knew he was dying and he knew he was dying - but it was not a conversation he wanted to have,' she told the Daily Mirror.

Ms Lamb revealed how the much-loved teenager, described as a 'gentle giant', had stored hundreds of precious photos and videos on his iPad.

She said they have 'hit a brick wall' with the 'ridiculous' media giant in their battle to get into the device for those last memories of Liam.

She said they have 'hit a brick wall' with the media giant in their battle to get into the device to have those last memories of Liam


The family asked Liam for the code to his tablet but he was too ill to respond, which is why they contacted the media firm.

Apple did not help and - when asked a second time - refused to unlock it unless the family sent them a death certificate and solicitor's letter which cost them £120, Ms Lamb claimed.

She claimed Apple then told them they had not sent the relevant information and now want a court order costing them £360.

MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Apple for comment.

Ms Lamb said Liam's mother Jane became upset, telling the technology giant that their actions were 'wrong'.

'Mum spoke to them and said "You can't do this it's wrong. How would you feel if it was photos of your son?" she said.

'She's not too bad at the moment but it gets her very upset when she sees other people's photos of Liam and she can't even access her own.'

Liam died on December 7, surrounded by his mother Jane, sisters, Kerry, and Kirsty, and nieces and nephews, Sean, Tyler and Aisha.

He had contracted a rare type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma after getting injured playing football.

Liam, who dreamed of becoming a personal trainer and working with children who 'didn’t fit the sporting category', didn't tell his friends his cancer was terminal to save them from worrying.

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