Sister’s anger after grave flowers broken

A BEREAVED sister has criticised a council which she claims disrespected her older brother’s grave.

Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay tribute to 31-year-old Allyn Gilchrist, leaving more than a dozen floral tributes at his grave.

But his family says workers in Baldernock cemetery, near Milngavie, failed to handle these tributes with care, leaving them crushed and broken.

His sister, Ashley, said: “The council has made everything 200 times worse.

“My mum and I returned to Allyn’s grave the morning after his funeral to see the floral tributes and we couldn’t believe what we were seeing.

“They were crushed on to this one tiny bit of ground, piled on top of one another and many of them were broken and the flowers damaged.

“It was completely disrespectful to my brother’s memory and an insult to the people who had taken the time to have these tributes made.”

Grace Irvine, director of neighbourhood services at East Dunbartonshire Council, said: “We are currently investigating the complaint and have replied to Ms Gilchrist to advise her that we will get back to her as soon as we can update her on the situation.”