Heartbroken tradie's ute stolen with mother's ashes in glovebox
A man from Queensland has been left heartbroken after his ute, with his mother’s ashes in the glove box was stolen.
Carpenter Kayden Holmes had left his key in the ignition of his white Holden Colorado as he loaded tools into the boot when a thief jumped in and sped off on Sunday.
The incident was captured on a neighbour’s security camera and the footage was shared on social media. The clip shows Mr Holmes’ attempt to stop the grab and dash before he was dragged along the road in Holmview, a residential suburb of Logan.
The tradie was left with an ankle injury after his foot was run over during the scuffle. He is now desperate for the return of his mother’s ashes, which had been placed inside a piece of jewellery following her death from cancer in 2015.
It’s unlikely the alleged thief knew the precious item was inside the glove box of the ute when it was taken.
“The car is replaceable, everything in that car is replaceable, but the ashes aren’t,” he told 7NEWS on Tuesday.
“I need them back, I don’t want them, I need them.”
Mr Holmes told Sunrise that he was now offering “a reward to anyone that comes forward with information leading to the name or the arrest, even just the ashes”.
“That’s just the last thing I have of mum and it takes a lot to make me upset, and we’ve gone through a lot of humps in this road, but this one has knocked me about a bit.”
Mr Holmes said he kept the ashes in his car as he liked to have his mother near him at all times.
“I just thought that having her in the car with me, she can come everywhere I go kind of thing, just to have that kind of reassurance.”
Queensland Police are investigating the incident and urge anyone with information to contact them.
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