Grandmother stole from shrine to her dead baby grandson

A grandmother stole mementos from her dead grandson's shrine after being asked to feed the cat while his mother was on holiday.

Alison Seabury, aged 39, from Fern Isle Close, Whitworth, sold the precious keepsakes belonging to her grandson Harvey Lewis-Hayes, who died two years ago at just nine weeks old.

Mum Hayley Lewis, 19, had kept a shrine to her son at her Wallbank Drive home.


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But in October, while she and partner David Hayes were on holiday in Fuerteventura, Seabury rifled through the house and stole a gold charm bracelet and teddy bear charm from the memorial.

She originally denied taking the items, but they were later tracked down to a Rochdale pawn shop.

Seabury pleaded guilty to theft and was given a community order, 10-week curfew and ordered to pay £75 costs when she appeared at Rawtenstall Magistrates Court.