 Joshua's mum, Misty Gossett, 48, slammed the decision to delay his return after revealing to NBC News all they want to do is put their son to rest. She said: "Every day this gets prolonged and we're just trying to put him to rest." Misty said the family have been preparing for their son's return and have funeral arrangements lined up as they await Joshua's body. But the wait goes on for the family after she revealed Ukrainians contacted the family to inform her they needed to perform a second autopsy - and requested family members send a DNA sample for testing too. However, they did not specify what kind of testing was needed. Misty added: "We don't know anything as far as how much longer it's going to be, when he's coming home. The communication is exhausting." The transfer of Joshua's body in the Zaporizhzhia region ( CNN) The revelation follows just a week after her family were told Joshua would be returned to them after they had secured a deal for his hom){kind=link}
The family of US solider Joshua Jones have been dealt another crushing setback after they were told their son’s body will not be returned despite reassurance he would be
The body of a 24-year-old man killed while fighting in Ukraine is now being held as part of a war crimes investigation, his family have been told.
US solider Joshua Jones, 24, was fighting for the Ukrainian Foreign Legion when he was killed on August 26 in the Donbas region.
Russian troops held onto his body for several weeks following his death as his family tried to bring him back to the US.
Following negotiations between the two countries his family were told Joshua’s body was given back to Ukraine and set to be returned.