A statue of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been vandalised for the second time since it was erected in her hometown two weeks ago, with red paint spilled over it and a communist symbol spray-painted on fences surrounding the monument.
The act of vandalism took place in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on the evening of May 28. The back of the statue was covered in red paint and a hammer and sickle symbol representing the communist ideology was spray-painted on fencing around the site.
Lincolnshire Police has confirmed that the incident was being treated as criminal damage.
A spokesman for the force said on May 29: “Just before 11.15 p.m. yesterday, we received reports of a person shown on CCTV acting suspiciously near the site….