A mum was 'devastated' after flowers were ripped from a memorial bench for her son on New Brighton promenade.
Gina Jacobs, 77, tied artificial flowers to the corner of a New Brighton bench dedicated to her son Tony and other family members - but she claims they disappeared twice in the space of two months.
The benches along the promenade in New Brighton are often dedicated to the memory of lost family members.
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They often provide comfort to those who visit the seats and some have taken to adding other items such as flowers, balloons and personalised ornaments.
But last month many of the objects went missing leaving people angry and confused as to where they had gone.
Gina said she was 'devastated' to discover the flowers had gone missing for a second time.
Tony, a groundskeeper and animal charity volunteer, was only 20 when he died and Gina told the ECHO : "It brings back the major loss, which is never far away anyway for any of the people who've bought these benches.
"It's the only thing we can do for them now on a birthday or Christmas, to take some little tribute down, abiding by the rules. It's all these people can do.
"They can't buy birthday presents. They can't buy Christmas presents. They can't congratulate them when they've passed their exam. It's all we can do.
"And someone is taking away our ability to do this."
The multi-coloured benches made from recycled material were put up on the New Brighton prom by Wirral Older People's Parliament.
Wirral Older People's Parliament says on its website that the benches are part of 'a Wirral Council approved project to bring colour and comfort to New Brighton visitors and residents'.
Wirral Council told the ECHO last month that it is not responsible for removing the items. The Older People's Parliament also said that it would never remove them.
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