PARENTS are being caused pain and anguish through "insensitivity" shown at a Kidderminster cemetery, according to one grieving mother.

The Kidderminster resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, was concerned that paving slabs are being laid in a special garden at the Park Lane site, months in advance, in preparation for deaths of babies in the future.

The grieving mother, who lost her baby son last year, felt this was causing upset and confusion for parents who had lost children and called for the "unnecessary" paving slabs - which indicated where the tops of graves would be - to be removed. She said: "When a baby is buried in the garden, a slab is laid on top of the grave to mark the plot.

"In the space of one day, when I visited recently though, 10 new slabs were laid in the garden where my son is buried.

"Over the following few days, I couldn't get it out of my head, as none of the new graves had flowers on them and when visiting the cemetery other people commented on how upsetting it was that so many babies were buried at once."

It was only after contacting the cemetery office she discovered the slabs were not graves but were placed in preparation for the deaths of babies.

She added: "Myself and other visitors to the cemetery have now written letters to the cemetery office asking them to reconsider what they have done and remove the stones as it is upsetting a lot of people.

"It's extremely insensitive and what they have done is even upsetting passers-by."

Andrew Dickens, Wyre Forest District Council's head of cultural, commercial and leisure services, said: "We prepare various parts of the cemetery in advance to ensure that the work causes minimum disruption.

"The cemetery is a reflective place and people do not want to be disturbed by machinery and that is why we try to prepare a line in advance."