Thieves have returned a dead mum's ashes stolen during a raid on her son's flat.
The urn turned up at the back door of Stephen Burgess's home hours after he made an emotional appeal to get them back.
Isobel Calderwood's remains were snatched when her son's property was ransacked after he was evacuated following a fire, the Daily Record reports.
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They had been sitting on a shelf that formed part of a shrine to her memory following her death in July 2021. The family believed the thief had mistaken the urn for a bottle of whisky.
Stephen's brother Gari, 33, says the family is relived his mum's ashes have been returned.
He said: "My brother went to have a wee look around his flat and there was the urn sitting perfectly placed at the back door, along with some other items that don't belong to us but we're guessing have been stolen too.
"I think they must have seen the article as it's funny how it was literally the day after it was published that the urn was returned.
"It's definitely a huge relief we have her back, we did not think we would see the ashes again. We had just come to terms with the fact that the ashes were gone so it was a shock.
"It's still a disgusting thing to do even if they've brought it back. It's not something a normal person would do."
Although Isobel's remains have been returned, her urn has been damaged after the thieves seemingly broke into the cylinder to see what was inside.
The culprits may have also made another vital mistake. "There are two finger prints inside the cylinder so my brother is going to be reporting this to the police," Gari added.
A Police Scotland spokesperson previously said: "Officers are investigating a report of a housebreaking on Ferguslie, Paisley, which is thought to have happened between Monday, January 30, and Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Enquiries are ongoing."
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