The family of Nellie Herriot, who disappeared in 2012, is waiting for a court to declare her death.
The family of a 96-year-old who went missing in Brighton more than a decade ago has faced a lengthy delay to a court declaring her death after it lost documents relating to the case.
A spokesperson for His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service said it "wholeheartedly" apologised for the delay and was doing "all we can to ensure the case now progresses as quickly as possible".in the Whitehawk area of the city on 23 April 2012 and a police investigation was inconclusive.
Lesley Hogg , who has since passed away, said Ms Herriot's disappearance had brought the family "great sorrow"
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