Woman filmed stealing flowers from boy's grave

A woman has been captured on camera appearing to steal flowers from a schoolboy's grave. The culprit was pictured at the final resting place of the 11-year-old, who was killed by a car in 1980.



The youngster's devastated family has now released pictures of the act in a bid to track her down. Steve Rose, 37, installed a motion sensor camera at Rippleside Cemetery in Barking, Essex, after a string of thefts from his cousin Robert's grave. The images, from November 19, appear to show the woman kneel beside the family grave, put flower pots in a bag and walk off.

The family put the camera in a tree as a last resort after ornaments vanished almost every fortnight in the last 18 months. Mr Rose said: "We have left signs asking them to stop stealing but that didn't deter them. It's just callous."



A Met Police spokeswoman said: "Police are appealing for information concerning the identity of the woman pictured. She is wanted for questioning by police in connection with the theft of floral tributes from graves in Rippleside Cemetery. "Police do understand that thefts of this type are hugely distressing for relatives."