Heartbroken Mum Told She Must 'Tone Down' Daughter's Grave

A grieving mother has been told she needs to 'tone down' her daughter's gravestone.

Kirra Rose Sim, from Australia, was just 19 when she died in a car crash in 2012.

Her heartbroken mum makes daily visits to the cemetery where Kirra is buried to make sure the grave is looking neat and tidy.

However, according to Kirra's brother Trent, the family have been told they had just 21 days to 'tone down' the grave, which has a number of decorative items on it, after 'complaints.

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Trent has now set up a change.org petition, which has already been signed over 3,000 times.

On the page, Trent explains: "Remembrance Parks - Central Victoria, are demanding that we make changes to my little sister's grave within the next 21 days after they received several apparent 'complaints', their issue is the colour of the seat and concrete and number of decorative items next to the plaque, none of which encroach on the neighbouring graves.

"This 21 days finishes on what would have been Kirra's 24th birthday - 9 of June 2017."

He goes on to explain that his mother ensures the grave is in the 'best possible condition', with the grass trimmed and watered and everything kept neat and tidy.

He adds: "If we are made to remove these personal touches that mean so much to us it will destroy mum, in a way that only a parent who has lost a child could know."

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The family has previously had a run-in with Remembrance Parks over a purple bench they had placed near Kirra's grave. They eventually decided to allow the family to keep the colour, but ordered them to remove some solar lights.

Remembrance Parks - Central Victoria chief executive Graham Fountain told the Bendigo Advertiser that the only current issue was the colour of the concrete, families are not permitted to paint the concrete and must leave it in its 'natural state'.

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He said: "That's not conducive of the appearance that people expect. There are other ways to recognise someone's favourite colours.

"We just ask the community to work with us so it's a win-win for everyone and complies with our safety guidelines."

Trent argues there are other graves, which also break the guidelines, but Kirra's grave appears to be being singled out.

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Topics: Australia

Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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