A HEARTBROKEN grandmother is urging thieves to return a phone with priceless pictures of her 16-year-old grandson — after it was stolen on his mum's first evening out since his death.

Kaine Lomax Shuttleworth lost a life-long battle with cystic fibrosis in May.

Mum Jamie was horrified when her bag was snatched in The Rembrandt Bar in Manchester's Gay Village on Saturday night, while having a drink with partner Samantha Wood.

It contained the phone with treasured shots of her beloved only child Kaine.

Her mother Lillian said her 35-year-old daughter has not had time to grieve and that the latest upset is "just killing her".

The pictures included Kearsley Academy pupil Kaine wearing his prom suit after his death and some of the last photographs taken of him.

Brave Kaine was crowned Prom King in advance of the event — but died without ever trying on his suit.

He died just days before sitting his GCSEs on May 15 after doctors found a bleed on his lung when he went in for a routine throat operation.

Ms Shuttleworth's partner Ms Wood said: "Since losing Kaine she has not been out. It was just to lift her spirits and let her hair down "We are just absolutely shocked and heartbroken.

"I am hoping that someone will see it and do the right thing.

"She is trying to rebuild her life and get back to normal, or as normal as it can ever be, "Then for this to happen just beggars belief."

The bag containing the purple Samsung S5 phone was taken at about 11pm and many of the pictures were not uploaded to Facebook as they were private.

Jamie's mum Lillian said: "She is not bothered about her money, they could empty her bank account.

"As long as she gets these photographs back she does not care.

"We took some in the hospital and there were some in his coffin.

"They are obviously irreplaceable and priceless.

"They are not worth anything to anyone else.

"It is just killing Jamie at the moment as she has not had time to grieve."

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition in which the lungs and digestive system become clogged with thick sticky mucus, and there is currently no cure.

Police confirmed that they had been notified of the theft and urged whoever took it to hand it into a nearby police station.