‘Low life’: Little girl’s tiara stolen from grave lockbox
Callous thieves have stolen a tiara from the Gold Coast grave of a three-year-old girl, leaving her devastated parents “heartbroken” and pleading for its return.
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“Low-life” thieves have stolen a dead little girl’s tiara from her grave on the Gold Coast.
Brittney Conway, 3, tragically died in Queensland Children’s Hospital July 2020 after accidentally ingesting a toxic battery.
Her mother, Lorraine, took to community Facebook sites at the weekend to reveal her daughter’s tiara had been stolen from a lockbox shrine at the Mudgeeraba Cemetery.
“Please help,” she begged.
“Some low life stole my daughter’s tiara from her lockbox on her grave in Mudgeeraba Cemetery
“It was her Tiara that sat on her final bed before we laid her to rest that's why it means so much!!! Please share and if anyone know where it maybe or anything
“We are heartbroken over this.”
Mrs Conway and husband David told of their heartbreak in 2020 after Brittney became the latest child to die after swallowing a battery.
“She just had a beautiful nature … just a really content and happy little girl,” Mrs Conway told the ABC.
“She had a thousand sparkles in her eyes.”
Gold Coast district officer Craig Hanlon said officers were aware of the incident involving the stolen tiara over the weekend.
Mr Hanlon said they had reached out to the mother after an appeal was made through social media to retrieve the stolen tiara.
“She would be happy if that happened and not get police involved,’” he said
Mr Hanlon said the incident was “disgusting” and shared his condolences with the mother and family.
“It’s a tiara on the grave of a very young girl who passed away,” he said.
“We’ll do everything we can to support the mother and the family through this terrible tragedy.”
Originally published as ‘Low life’: Little girl’s tiara stolen from grave lockbox
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