Shocking moment mum catches thief stealing toys from her daughter's grave
Determined mum Nikki Kennedy set up a hidden camera on the grave of her four-year-old daughter after items were stolen from the site on four separate occasions.
Man caught on camera stealing toys from child's grave
An angry mum caught a thief stealing decorations from the grave of her four-year-old daughter by setting up a hidden camera.
Nikki Kennedy took the unusual step in a bid to help her daughter rest in peace after the grave site was stolen from on four separate occasions.
Ms Kennedy, from Texas, told local station KENS-TV of how she noticed things going missing from her daughter Dina's grave.
The youngster died of cancer in 2019.
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The gravestone camera is set up to face the items at San Jose Burial Park in the city of San Antonio.
The video shows a man removing Easter decor last weekend, including decorative eggs and other items which are placed inside his coat.
“This is my daughter,” Ms Kennedy told the local station. “Of course, it makes me upset and angry.
"What in the right mind makes you think, let me go to the cemetery and take somebody's stuff."
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Ms Kennedy also suspects another person may have been involved in the cruel gravesite thefts.
She explained: "I haven’t gotten ready to let her go. I just feel like this is my daughter’s area now.
"This is her little garden. I just want it to look nice.”
The mother said she has been visiting the gravesite every day since Dina died.
Ms Kennedy explained: "She passed away from neuroblastoma cancer.
“She was a feisty little girl. She went through a lot her entire life. She lived in the hospital and didn’t get to live like a child.
"She literally spent her entire life playing in the hospital. It just hurts me to know I lost my child like this.”
The mum said she has numerous videos on TikTok of her daughter's gravesite and the decorations she has placed.
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