Ned Kelly’s final burial wish granted

INFAMOUS Australian outlaw Ned Kelly has had his final wish granted 131 years after being executed, with officials agreeing to release his remains so he can be buried with his family.

Anthony Griffiths, a grandson of Kelly’s sister, said yesterday Victorian state attorney general Robert Clark had decided to return his bullet-ridden bones to his descendants so they could meet his last request.

“That’s very welcome news indeed,” Griffiths told reporters.