Woman says she was forced to scoop son’s ashes off floor after police ripped open teddy containing his remains during searchThe police watchdog is investigating claims that officers ripped open a teddy bear containing a baby’s ashes and scattered them on the floor in a hunt for a stolen laptop. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was examining an allegation that officers from Staffordshire police spilled the ashes of a 10-month-old baby while executing a search warrant in the Cannock area. She alleged that officers had opened up a “memory bear” containing the ashes of the couple’s son Nathan, who died suddenly in 2014. Wright said she had found the ashes scattered around a bedroom after the officers left empty-handed. “I have no idea how they expected to find a laptop inside a small plastic bag which was inside a teddy bear, it is absolutely disgusting.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 16:20 UTC