21.   His family was not informed of the trial nor the verdict, the Hong Kong-based information center said.

22.   However, no one informed her family who only discovered her whereabouts after a year-long probe.

23.   Jefferson County Coroner Nancy Bodelson said she plans to consult office attorneys and inform the families before taking steps to release the report.

24.   Many who go to neighboring countries in search of work are arrested by police on charges of illegal entry and their families are never informed, ICRC officials said.

25.   Officials said families were being informed of casualties but it was unclear how long that would take.

26.   Police freed the servants on Saturday after other employees informed their families, who then complained to the police.

27.   Tan said her daughter had gone to Genting Highlands on an outing with four teenage friends without informing her family.

28.   The court found Texas had failed to inform families about the benefits available -- even when they asked.

29.   The authorities have not informed the family of the reason for the detention, she said.

30.   The families will be informed by hook or by crook.