HEARTBROKEN parents have spoke of their anguish that they were denied the chance to see the man responsible for their son's death face justice.Bob and Jackie Dines had waited for months for lorry driver Frank Schade to face trial for the horrific crash in Cologne, Germany, that claimed the life of their 14-year-old son Stuart.

HEARTBROKEN parents have spoke of their anguish that they were denied the chance to see the man responsible for their son's death face justice.

Bob and Jackie Dines had waited for months for lorry driver Frank Schade to face trial for the horrific crash in Cologne, Germany, that claimed the life of their 14-year-old son Stuart.

The teenager was on a skiing trip with fellow pupils from Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham when the fatal crash happened on February 11.

Last week, Schade, 33, appeared in court in Kerpen and was given a two-year suspended jail sentence after being convicted of causing death through negligence.

Stuart's parents said they had hoped to see Schade in court, but they did not travel to Germany because they had been told his appearance was only an initial hearing.

In a written statement, they told of the “anguish” and “bewilderment” they have suffered because of the way the court case had been handled and said they had not been kept informed of developments by the German authorities.

Mr and Mrs Dines, from Woodbridge, said: “The loss of Stuart remains; he had such a great personality and was a fun-loving lad who cared for and helped anyone. Never a day passes without thinking of him.

“Since Stuart's death, we have been bewildered and not really been given a lot of information about what has been happening, at times we have heard via the press before we've known from anyone else.

“We wanted to be at the hearing as a part of our grieving process and to see the person who killed our son.

“Our daughter feels that the sentence given by the judge has completely devalued the life of her brother.”

They also called for a change in the legal system to stop people being left in the dark if their relatives are involved in an accident overseas.

Suffolk police said: “We kept the family informed of all information that was passed to us by the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices but we were dependent on what the German authorities were telling us.

“We made repeated requests to be kept informed so we could pass on this information and were told that the court appearance would be a first appearance and that there would be other dates.”

Stuart and his schoolfriends had been on their way to Fugen, in Austria, for a half-term skiing trip when the accident happened.

The German embassy and the Foreign Office said they were unable to comment on the Dines' concerns at this stage.