Missing Virgin Mary statue found, returned to owner

A statue of the Virgin Mary that was stolen from a man’s yard in Sydney has been recovered.

Glenn Muise said he realized the 85-pound statue was missing from his front yard Tuesday morning.

Muise made the statue in honour of his mother, who passed away in 2012 from complications due to kidney disease.

“It’s sad. It’s something you put your feelings and your thoughts and love into,” he told CTV News earlier this week.

Muise said he wasn’t worried about charges; he just wanted to see the statue returned.

“Just take it back and put it where it was and I won’t say a word. It’s very important to me and very special to me and my family,” he said.

Cape Breton Regional Police returned the statue to Muise Wednesday, after it was found near the grounds of the former Tartan Downs Raceway.