Vandals deface Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire
SOURCE: BBC (6-4-10)
Vandals have targeted the ancient Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire by spraying part of it purple.
Officers from Thames Valley Police were called to the 3,000-year-old chalk monument at about 2200 BST on Thursday.
They found the head and eye of the horse had been sprayed with purple paint. A banner that read "fathers 4 justice stop the secret family courts" was recovered from the scene.
New Fathers 4 Justice and Real Fathers for Justice both denied responsibility....
Officers from Thames Valley Police were called to the 3,000-year-old chalk monument at about 2200 BST on Thursday.
They found the head and eye of the horse had been sprayed with purple paint. A banner that read "fathers 4 justice stop the secret family courts" was recovered from the scene.
New Fathers 4 Justice and Real Fathers for Justice both denied responsibility....
Source:
BBC
Source URL:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/oxford/10238108.stm
Date:
6-4-10
