We called into Pyes Pa Cemetery on May 7 with flowers for my daughter's grave, only to find that some lowlife, scumbag mongrel or mongrelette had not only stolen the last bunch of flowers we left but the bloody flower vase as well. To say I was a bit annoyed doesn't come close to my real feelings or thoughts. This is disgraceful. I wonder how many other people have had things stolen?

Where does respect begin and end? Where do these cretins get off thinking it is okay to nick things from graves? Is it not bad enough that families have lost loved ones without some halfwit coming along and doing stuff like this adding to their sorrow?

The person/persons who did this know who they are. You are lower than a snake's belly, you are the smelly sticky brown substance on the soles of my shoes.

I give you notice that my dear friend ‘karma' will call on you sometime. Expect it when you least expect it. One day when something bad happens to you, remember what you did at Pyes Pa Cemetery.

Your despicable, disgusting, lowlife behaviour will come back to haunt you.

I don't care if you can't afford flowers for granny's grave or your mum's birthday. I'm a pensioner and not here to subsidise your little shows of affection. If anyone reading this received a bouquet of flowers wrapped in purple paper for a special occasion in the past two-three weeks I'm guessing they could be the flowers stolen from my daughter's grave. I hope you enjoyed them because my daughter certainly didn't get the chance. I did eventually find the vase.

S Gussey, Omokoroa.