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A woman has been left "distressed" after a thief stole a carrier bag containing her mother's ashes.A woman has been left "distressed" after a thief stole a carrier bag containing her mother's ashes.
The urn was in a dark green bag when it was taken from the boot of a Nissan car parked off Kiln Lane in Buriton, Petersfield, on Monday. The urn was in a dark green bag when it was taken from the boot of Cilla Nickson's Nissan car parked off Kiln Lane in Buriton, Petersfield.
The woman had stopped to pick up her father before the pair were due to scatter the ashes elsewhere. She had stopped to pick up her father on Monday before the pair were due to scatter the ashes elsewhere.
Police said the offender broke into the boot before fleeing with the bag which also contained a cremation certificate.Police said the offender broke into the boot before fleeing with the bag which also contained a cremation certificate.
The urn is made of plastic and is light brown in colour.The urn is made of plastic and is light brown in colour.
Pc Dave Baker, of Petersfield police station, said: "The victim is desperate to trace the urn as she was collecting her father and was on her way to scatter her mother's ashes in another part of the country.Pc Dave Baker, of Petersfield police station, said: "The victim is desperate to trace the urn as she was collecting her father and was on her way to scatter her mother's ashes in another part of the country.
"This has been an extremely distressing incident for the victim and we would ask anyone with information to contact police immediately.""This has been an extremely distressing incident for the victim and we would ask anyone with information to contact police immediately."