THE REAL home of a bronze crucifix that was found in a watering can at a Maddington petrol station four months ago remains a mystery.
A staff member found the religious item one evening in March, as she went to fill the empty watering can.
The worker, who didn’t want to be identified, said she believed the crucifix was deliberately placed in the watering can.
“It didn’t just fall off somebody’s neck and drop in there,” she said.
“Because of [its] width, it would have had to have been manoeuvred in.”
She said her first thought was that the crucifix had been stolen.
“We find some odd things around here, usually in plastic bags with a lot of little powder and stuff in it,” she said.
“We’ve found bits and pieces, phones and an Xbox [controller], so it’s not uncommon to find stuff, but most of the stuff we find is stolen.”
The staff member took the crucifix to the local police station, but two months later she was contacted by police, who had no record of the crucifix being a part of a robbery.
“They asked me did I want to claim it back,” she explained.
“I didn’t want to see it auctioned off or destroyed or anything, so I said yes, and now I’m on a quest to see who it belongs to.”
Although she is not a Catholic, the staff member said the crucifix was “beautiful” and in “pristine condition”.
“It’s precious to somebody and I’d like it to go back to whom it belongs to,” she said.
The nearby parishes of Gosnells and Canning Vale sell religious items, but neither parish had items stolen at the time the crucifix was found.
Parishes in Thornlie, Maddington and Lynwood do not sell religious items.
If you can help find the owner of the crucifix, please contact The Record.