Granddaughter who left nana’s ashes in her stolen car begs thieves to return her remains: Adelaide
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Grieving granddaughter who left her nana’s ashes in the trunk of a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer begs thieves to return her remains
- Distraught teen pleads with hard-hearted crooks
- Jakoda Williams-Boyce wants to recover her grandmother’s ashes
- She said it’s been like losing her nanny for the second time.
A distraught teenager has begged ruthless thieves to return her nanny’s ashes after she left the urn in the trunk of her stolen car.
Jakoda Williams-Boyce was horrified to discover that her gray Mitsubishi Lancer which she parked at Amadeus Crescent in Christie Downs, Adelaide, was hijacked sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.
The 19-year-old, who was living with her nana Sharon when she died, said she feels like she has lost her grandmother for the second time.
Ms. Williams-Boyce (right) was living with her grandmother Sharon (left) when she died three and a half years ago, aged 63.
“I couldn’t sleep at night knowing that I had stolen a car with someone’s cremation in the back seat,” he said. 9News.
You can never get them back.
Ms. Williams-Boyce was living with her grandmother when she died three and a half years ago, aged 63.
Her family had Sharon’s cremated remains ever since, until her granddaughter took care of them last month.
Jakoda Williams-Boyce is shown holding her grandmother Sharon’s ashes, which were stolen after being left in the trunk of her car.
Jakoda Williams-Boyce was horrified to discover that her gray Mitsubishi Lancer (pictured) which she parked at Amadeus Crescent in Christie Downs, Adelaide, was hijacked sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.
“I would say it was my fault for putting that personal item in there,” he said.
‘I didn’t think twice. I shouldn’t have to worry about people on the street.
Ms Williams-Boyce is pleading with the perpetrator to return the ashes, no questions asked, saying she would then not pursue the matter further.
“I want to get them back,” he said.
“I want to take them to the funeral director and put them down so I don’t lose them (again),” he said.