Grieving mother hits out at Perth and Kinross Council over failure to cut grass at her late son’s grave

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A grieving mother has criticised Perth and Kinross Council over its failure to cut the grass around her late son’s grave. Mina Brown (54) says the patch around beloved Cameron Doig’s resting place is the only one in the council’s Abernethy Cemetery left uncut.

And she feels she will have no choice but to ask one of her sons to cut the grass and bill the council for it – if it is not done imminently.The area is occupied by three artificial wreaths laid out in tribute at the grave site, where Cameron’s father Graham is also buried, with the council citing a reluctance to move them to cut the grass in case they are damaged.It is the second time in nine months Mina has clashed with the local authority after Cameron’s headstone was accidentally smashed by a council digger just two days before his funeral in October.The memorial stone was uprooted and crashed onto the plant vehicle while his grave was being prepared, causing cracks and dents to the black marble.Cameron’s family were left to mourn him at his service in the council-owned cemetery without the dedicated monument.Mina, who lives in Tillicoultry, was informed by the council, after filing a complaint, that it could take two or three weeks to sort the issue with the unkempt plot. “I was at the cemetery on Monday and there are our artificial flower wreaths at the grave,” Mina explained to the PA. “The grass has not been cut for weeks and now it is growing over the flowers — I have had that plot for the past 19 years and the grass has always been cut.“I have nowhere else to put the wreaths.“The council said they didn’t move them because they didn’t want to damage them.