Correct soldier's body on way home

MELBOURNE - The body of Private Jake Kovco has left Kuwait for Melbourne amid controversy over the cause of his death and a mix-up in which the wrong body was sent to Australia.

Kovco, 25, died from a gunshot in the Iraqi capital Baghdad last Friday. His body had been due to arrive in Melbourne early yesterday but in a mix-up that has angered his grieving family, the wrong body was flown to Australia.