Police are currently hunting a vandal who smashed poppy wreaths at the Cenotaph in Watts Park, Southampton. The shocking attack took place at around 3.30pm last Friday afternoon and was captured on camera by a horrified witness.
The passerby who filmed the incident said: “Not sure who he is but it’s disgusting and I hope he gets caught! I didn’t expect this post to blow up. Many said I should’ve called the police or stopped him instead of filming.” The police were informed at the scene and another member of the public intervened. The witness admitted they did not feel safe enough to confront the man themselves. “This video is just to raise awareness,” they added. “The more it’s shared, the better chance we have of ID’ing him.”
Social media users have expressed outrage over the disrespect shown to fallen heroes. Bernadine Priest commented: “Disrespectful little t**t – all colours and races fought and some lost their lives fighting for our country, what a total idiot.” Rusty Russell described the attacker as an “Evil B*****d.”
A Hampshire Police spokeswoman confirmed that an investigation into criminal damage to the wreaths is underway. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact police on 101 quoting reference 44160445628.
Originally published by UKNIP.
