The widow of a Maori man who died after being crushed by an 18 tonne beam while working on a Brisbane busway is hoping his salvaged sperm can be used to father a child.
Thomas Takurau, 25, died at the Princess Alexandra Hospital on December 1 last year hours after the beam slid off a pylon and landed on his pelvis, severing his legs, the Brisbane Courier Mail newspaper reported.
His de facto wife Krystle Jane Ross successfully applied to Brisbane Supreme Court in December to have sperm taken from the corpse and stored until a court ruled whether she can use it to have his children, the Brisbane Courier Mail reported.
A date has yet to be set for a hearing seeking the use of Mr Takurau's sperm.
According to court documents, Ms Ross's lawyers have written to Mr Takurau's immediate family to tell them they are being given time to grieve before further applications are made to the court.
Solicitor Jessica Norris told Mr Takurau's father and two siblings they also may like to take part in deciding whether the stored sperm should be used to sire a child.
Ms Ross said on a MySpace page before the fatal accident that she wanted children with Thomas Takurau.
"I am madly in love with the only man in this world that could possibly tolerate me... the most amazing and loving man I know!"
