Families distraught as up to 20 graves vandalised at Manchester's largest ceremony
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFamilies have told of their distress after up to 20 graves were vandalised at Manchester's largest cemetery. Ornaments, statues and keepsakes were smashed, photographs damaged and headstones defaced at Southern Cemetery in south Manchester.
Distraught relatives discovered the damage on Saturday morning. The incident has now been reported to the police. Read more: Vandals cause damage to Gigg Lane stadium just weeks ahead of Bury FC's triumphant return to football Delia O'Rourke, whose mum Margaret's grave was among those vandalised, said: "There was glass smashed on the grave, there were ornaments smashed.
A statue was smashed and kicked halfway down the cemetery. "It's disgusting. A cemetery should be a place of rest. It was just heart-breaking.
We lost my mum just two years ago. It was her birthday a few days before all this happened and they even snapped some of her birthday balloons off the grave. "We were really upset when we got there and saw what had happened.
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