Casket of ashes found in grave

A grieving family discovered a casket of ashes buried in their loved one's grave, police said .

The family went to the grave in Henley Road Cemetery, Reading, last week intending to plant bulbs. But when they began to disturb the soil, the casket was discovered buried two inches below the surface.

There are no records of the casket, which is box-shaped and made from gold-coloured plastic, being officially buried there.

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