Couple accused of robbing home of grandmother while her family were laying her to rest at her funeral

A couple accused of robbing a deceased grandmother’s home on the day of her funeral were tracked down by police using GPS data from an allegedly stolen Apple Watch.

Kara Buckle, 27, of Hawkesbury, is accused of stealing from the home of 81-year-old Nola Bulkeley in Kellyville, in the northwest Sydney, last Friday.

During the alleged robbery, the mother of three and grandmother of 10 were farewelled at a service at Wesley Uniting Church on Castle Hill and then at a wake at West Pennant Hills Sports Club.

Buckle’s partner Jacob Pollard was accused of selling the stolen goods, which included cash, electronics and family heirlooms.

Kara Buckle, 27, is accused of stealing from the home of 81-year-old Nola Bulkeley in Kellyville, in Sydney’s northwest, last Friday. Her partner, Jacob Pollard, was charged with selling the stolen property (photo: the couple together)

Mrs Bulkeley’s son was shocked to discover the alleged theft after returning from his mother’s funeral.

“A celebration of my mother’s life, after which she obviously went back into mourning,” Andrew Bulkeley told 7News.

Buckle is said to have struck again on Monday, stealing items from David Kim’s home in Castle Hill.

“A lot of the allegedly stolen items were donated by my grandmother and since she passed away, those are items you can’t replace,” Kim told the station.

Nola Mavis Bulkeley, mother of three and grandmother of ten, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer

Andrew Bulkeley (left) was shocked to discover his mother’s home in Kellyville, northwest Sydney, had been broken into during her funeral.

How police tracked down suspected thieves

Buckle asked her alleged victim’s neighbor to book her an Uber as she claimed her phone battery was dead.

Police were able to trace that back to her street, where an Apple Watch that she also allegedly stole was sending a GPS signal from her home.

“I pinged the address where the watch was last located, and I told the police,” Kim said.

Buckle held a jacket over her head and refused to answer questions as she was led away in handcuffs by police.

On Thursday she was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court.

Buckle is said to have struck again on Monday, stealing items from David Kim’s home in Castle Hill

Pollard was granted bail to appear in court on July 3.

It seems the couples started their relationship at the end of December last year.

Mr. Bulkeley, whose mother is deceased pancreas cancer said on May 27 that some items, such as cash and iPads, were fungible, but that his mother’s prized jewelry had sentimental value.

“My mother didn’t have a lot of expensive jewelry, but she did have a very small range that she talked about with the grandchildren over the years,” Bulkeley previously said.

“She talked about the time she left Earth; she would be happy if they got it. The electronics and a little cash, it doesn’t really matter.”