Man grieved at wrong grave for 30 years due to misplaced headstone
A father discovered he had been grieving for his daughter at the wrong grave for 30 years because of a misplaced headstone.
George Salt's daughter Victoria died less than two days after being born in July 1988 and was buried at Southern Cemetery in Manchester.
Mr Salt said he felt "let down" that he found out by being faced with an empty spot where the gravestone had been.
Manchester City Council apologised for the distress he has suffered.
Mr Salt, who has visited the grave twice a year for 30 years, said: "I looked down and was completely gobsmacked. I thought 'where's the stone gone?'."
He then found the headstone, which marks a public grave containing the remains of Victoria and 16 others, in a different spot.
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A father discovered he had been grieving for his daughter at the wrong grave for 30 years because of a misplaced headstone.
George Salt's daughter Victoria died less than two days after being born in July 1988 and was buried at Southern Cemetery in Manchester.
Mr Salt said he felt "let down" that he found out by being faced with an empty spot where the gravestone had been.
Manchester City Council apologised for the distress he has suffered.
Mr Salt, who has visited the grave twice a year for 30 years, said: "I looked down and was completely gobsmacked. I thought 'where's the stone gone?'."
He then found the headstone, which marks a public grave containing the remains of Victoria and 16 others, in a different spot.
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