CCTV released after vandals cover £300,000 Margaret Thatcher statue with paint

Police have launched CCTV in a bid to seek out two masked figures noticed close to the statue (Image: SWNS/Lincolnshire Police)

A manhunt is underway for 2 masked suspects after a newly put in Margaret Thatcher statue was doused with crimson paint.

CCTV of the pair has been launched after the £300,000 memorial in Grantham, Lincolnshire, was focused for the second time in a fortnight.

Pink paint was thrown on the 10ft excessive granite sculpture of the controversial former prime minister. In the meantime the communist hammer and sickle image was painted on the encompassing fence.

Right now Lincolnshire Police launched an attraction to trace down two hooded suspects caught on digicam in the course of the incident on Saturday, Might 28.

The 12 second footage reveals the duo wearing black and carrying face masks with one in every of them carrying one thing in a white service bag.

Investigators mentioned: ‘The CCTV footage is just not clear sufficient to indicate facial options, however we hope that the distinctive clothes, construct, and gait of the people may assist result in identification.’

Investigators are interesting to the general public to assist them observe down the suspects (Image: Lincolnshire Police)

On the day the controversial statue was put in, college employee Jeremy Webster, 59, threw eggs at it and was later fined £90 below Part 5 of the Public Order Act.

It has additionally emerged that the memorial was focused for a 3rd time yesterday – this time being coated in crimson, white and blue paint.

Police mentioned somebody approached the statue in St Peters Hill and threw one thing at it at round 3.37am.

This week South Kesteven District Council formally unveiled the statue at a £100,000 ceremony within the Iron Girl’s house city.

Council chief Kelham Cooke, mentioned: ‘The memorial was paid for by public donations to the Public Memorials Attraction (PMA) and it is just proper that they need to have held a ceremony marking the completion of the mission.

The Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham, Lincolnshire, was focused twice in two weeks (Image: Grantham Journal/SWNS)

A crimson hammer and sickle was painted on the surrounded fence (Image: Grantham Journal/SWNS)

The statue was vandalised for a 3rd time yesterday, this time being splattered with crimson, white and blue paint (Image: @ukrealnews/SWNS)

‘Following its set up on Might 15 the memorial was anticipated to be a speaking level and a spotlight for debate attracting a spread of opinions, and that has proved to be the case.

‘Girl Thatcher polarised opinion by way of her politics and her legacy however her achievement as Britain’s longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and the primary feminine Prime Minister of the UK needs to be recognised in her house city.

‘She was introduced up and went to highschool in Grantham and I imagine that having the memorial right here might be an actual constructive for the city.

‘Attracting folks to return right here to take a look at the memorial and go to the exhibition about her in Grantham Museum will convey advantages for the native financial system.’

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