Woman arrested for removing items from grave siteBraden Fastier/Stuff A grave where items were dumped from elsewhere in the cemetery. A 44-year-old woman has been arrested for removing items from a grave site in Nelson. Flowers, mementos, and cemetery vases from several hundred graves had been picked up and dumped unceremoniously in the Atawhai cemetery. One pile of grave decorations was placed near vegetation on one side of the cemetery, while another grave had items from elsewhere dumped on it. Braden Fastier/Stuff Flowers and vases removed from grave sites and dumped in Wakapuaka Cemetery.

Source: Stuff September 08, 2018 03:45 UTC