A MOTHER is petitioning the Government after her deported husband was refused a visa to attend his son's funeral in Worcester.

The Home Office denied Katy Kouasseu's husband Charly a visa because he was deported from the UK back to Cameroon after being sentenced to a 14-month prison term in 2008 for an immigration offence.

However Mrs Kouasseu, who is originally from Aldridge but lives in Cameroon, is calling for the Government to overturn its decision, so her husband can attend baby George's funeral on Friday.

Earlier this year Mrs Kouasseu returned to the UK to give birth, but little George died just an hour after he was born on Friday, October 16.

In an online petition to Home Secretary Theresa May and Prime Minister David Cameron Mrs Kouasseu said: "My husband, Charly, due to previous immigration history was prevented from coming to the UK with us for George's birth.

"Charly had previously lived within the UK under a false passport, fleeing persecution in his own country, as he had been a journalist there, responsible for writing some anti-government articles.

"Charly paid the price for this, serving eight months in prison and a year within a UK detention centre.

"We had thought that seeing the circumstances we face he may be granted a tourist visa to bury his son and be with the rest of his young family at this time. We were wrong.

"Charly is willing to accept the conditions of any tourist visa granted. Charly is a loving family man, who poses no security risk to the UK.

"The Prime Minister and Theresa May have the power to overturn this decision and grant Charly a tourist visa to attend our Son's funeral.

"We hope that with enough public support, we can convince the Home Office to overturn this decision, given the tragic circumstances.

"We are seeking dignity for our son, George, that both his parents be present to bury him. This is not too much to ask."

Nearly 2,000 people have signed the petition calling for Mr Kouasseu to be granted a tourist visa.

A Home Office spokesman said: “Deportation orders are put in place for the protection of the British public. Anyone subject to a deportation order is automatically refused entry to the UK.”

It said Mr Kouasseu is currently subject to an "automatic refusal" for entry into the UK.

Deportation orders can only be revoked where an individual applies and the Home Office agrees to remove the deportation order.

They are usually only revoked after a minimum of ten years and never revoked for more serious criminality.