Single mother devastated after council remove her son's headstone from graveyard

A single mother says she has been left "shattered" after a council removed her son's headstone without asking her permission. Max Corbett-Gardener died aged four three years ago from complications associated with severe epilepsy. His mother Jo, of Malvern, Worcestershire, said she was told the star-shaped stone for Max was "not in keeping" with others in the cemetery. Malvern Town Council said it had had complaints about the stone's shape. Ms Corbett said it had taken her three years to feel able to organise a stone for Max. She said: "It would have been his seventh birthday on the Sunday, and this was like a birthday present to him from me. I chose a star-shaped stone because I wanted something suitable for Max - something personal. This stone is just so perfect for my poor little chap." Ms Corbett said the council had removed the stone on Monday, three days after it was erected.