A heartbroken mum today condemned vandals who have targeted the grave of her stillborn quadruplets.

Pamela Wilcock said she had been devastated by the constant damaging of her babies' grave in Bowling Cemetery, Bradford.

And her 13-year-old daughter Cally was so upset she has written a note begging the vandals to leave her brothers' and sisters' grave alone.

Tiny angels, gnomes, a glass candle, teddy bears, and even stone windmills bearing each of the babies' names, have been stolen.

Some of them were found by other graves while others have never been recovered.

"At first it made me depressed, then upset and now I am just angry," said Mrs Wilcock, who has three other children. "I keep wondering if someone has got a vengeance against me because they seem to target this grave. It is as though they are playing games with me but I don't know why."

Mrs Wilcock was hailed as one in 14 million when a routine scan revealed she was expecting quads which were conceived naturally.

But the four babies were stillborn on her 31st birthday in 1997 after a previously problem-free pregnancy of 22 weeks.

Mrs Wilcock, 36, visits the grave that the babies share almost every day but has grown increasingly angry by the vandalism.

"It is a nice spot and I love coming here," she said. "I like to sit on the steps, talk to the babies and look at the views and the grave. During the summer, I come every day but it made me poorly coming and getting upset.

"Virtually every time I come something has been taken. I don't like to see people near the grave any more."

Mrs Wilcock, of Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, said she had even hidden in the cemetery in an effort to catch a glimpse of those responsible and had considered buying a security camera.

"When we went down the other day, there were just four tiny things remaining on the grave," she said. "The other things were scattered everywhere around the cemetery.

"I shouldn't have to keep spending all my time looking for the things that have been taken. It's absolutely heartbreaking. Why do they have to play games like this?"

A Council spokesman condemned the vandalism but said efforts were being made to combat the problem.

"We are sorry to hear about the thefts of items from the grave of these children," he said. "This is a despicable act and we are saddened that some people should stoop to this level of behaviour.

"The park rangers visit all council cemeteries on a regular basis to help deter vandalism and liaise with the police over any reported incidents."

Anyone with information about vandalism or thefts should contact police or council cemetery staff on (01274) 571313.