Vandals are said to be responsible for destroying a number of Commonwealth War Grave Commission headstones in a U.K. cemetery days before the commemoration of the D-Day landings.
鈥淪ad to report that a number of gravestones in Hirst Wood Cemetery have been smashed,鈥� read a issued by the cemetery Thursday.
鈥淚t is impossible to understand the callous thoughtlessness of those who did this. Do they boast to their friends and [relatives] that they managed to smash gravestones? What possible satisfaction can they get from such a mindless act?鈥�
Police believe the gravestones at Hirst Wood Burial Ground in West Yorkshire, England, were smashed sometime between Monday and Tuesday.
The war graves on the site are maintained by the U.K.鈥檚 Commonwealth War Graves Commission, who police say will repair the damaged headstones.
鈥淥ur investigation is ongoing into the vandalism of these gravestones. They were destroyed in what was a mindless act of destruction and I would urge anyone with any information to come forward and speak to the police,鈥� read a from West Yorkshire Police.
鈥淗igh visibility reassurance patrols have been stepped up in the area whilst officers continue with their enquiries.鈥�
