The family of a North-East man killed in the Bali bomb blast flew out to the island yesterday to help identify his body.

Ian Findley, 55, from West Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, was one of more than 30 Britons who died in the blast at the Sari Club on Saturday, October 12.

Ian jointly ran a garage in Craghead with his business partner and fellow holidaymaker Ian Stafford, from Annfield Plain who survived the bombing.

Yesterday afternoon his brother Brian and sister Carolyn Rutherford arrived in Indonesia and were met by a representative from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and a Family Liaison Officer from the Metropolitan Police.

Two Family Liaison Officers from Chester-le-Street and Durham police had helped organise vaccinations for Brian and Carolyn over the weekend so they could make the trip.

Det Con Caroline Lyall, a liaison officer, said: "As you can imagine this has been an incredibly traumatic time for the family. The fact that Ian's brother and sister are now out there means they will be in a position to see and hear first-hand what is being done on their behalf and those of other families in the same situation.

"Arrangements are also being made for them to see Ian's body later this week."

It is expected to be some time before any of the bodies can be returned home because of the numbers involved and the fact that the victims are from many different countries.

Brian and Carolyn will be in Bali for the rest of the week and, as with other families, the Home Office has paid for their return flights and five nights accommodation.