Vandals have targeted graves at the Kingsdown Cemetery over the weekend.
Staff arrived at the cemetery this morning to find grave items and vases scattered around the cemetery, with some items damaged.
A spokesperson for Swindon Borough Council said ‘We believe between 50 and 100 graves in the lawn section have been impacted by these heartless actions.’
‘Words cannot describe how horrible this is, not only for the families of those graves affected but also for everyone else who has a loved one at rest in the cemetery who will now fear it could happen to them.’
Staff at the cemetery have placed all of the mementos put at the far side of the cemetery and we encourage anyone who thinks their loved one’s grave has been targeted to visit the site and retrieve their items.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact kingsdowncrematorium@swindon.gov.uk
