Urgent appeal to all black cab drivers after man leaves urn containing his child’s ashes in back of car

28 July 2023, 10:24 | Updated: 28 July 2023, 12:54

Police have issued an urgent appeal to all black cab drivers after a man left an urn containing his child’s ashes in the back of a car.

The urn was packed away in an Adidas bag as the man made his way to Smithfield Meat Market in the early hours of Friday.

He was picked up in a black cab from Fenchurch Street.

City of London police said in a statement: "This is an urgent appeal to all black cab drivers.

"A man has left an urn containing his child’s ashes in a black Adidas bag in a cab he took from Fenchurch Street to Smithfield Meat Market at 6.30am."

There are currently around 21,000 black cabs operating in London.

Anyone with information has been urged to contact the force on 020 7601 2222