A MUM whose four sons were tragically murdered by their dad was left ‘heartbroken’ when she discovered their memorial garden had been removed by a housing developer.

Samantha Tolley lost her four boys, Joshua, Thomas, Callum and Daniel, in 2003 and the garden was planted at the former Handley Hill Primary School in Winsford so they would never be forgotten.

Posting on Facebook, Samantha expressed her shock at finding the garden destroyed by Linden Homes.

She said: “What do I do or who do I go and see. Totally heartbroken, how can they do this and get away with it?

“No warning to tell me, I turn up and it looks like this.

“I was told their garden, under no circumstances, would be touched. Devastated isn't the word.”

Following this Facebook post, mayor of Winsford councillor Nathan Pardoe, spoke to Linden Homes and its parent company Vistry Group, which promises to retain the garden and already has plans in place to do so.

Councillor Pardoe said: "Plans were drawn up last summer for the reinstatement of the memorial garden.

“Linden Homes staff are aware of how important this garden is to the Winsford community and always intended to reinstate it.

"The most important thing is that the wishes of the family continue to be incorporated into plans for reinstatement, with this in mind I'll be attending a site visit along with Samantha and Linden Homes.

“All involved want to see a memorial garden that remembers Joshua, Thomas, Callum and Daniel appropriately.”

Keith Young gassed the four boys in the back of a Mitsubishi Shogun in North Wales in 2003, in an incident which shocked the entire town.

Vistry Group has been contacted for comment.