Police in east London are appealing for information following a desecration which caused damaged to 40 gravestones and tombs at Plashet Cemetery. Among the destruction caused, were headstones smashed, decorative figures removed and the marble surrounding some graves pulled up. A small fire was also lit against one of the walls of the cemetery.

“We are treating this as a religiously motivated crime and it’s shocking to think someone would deliberately cause damage to a burial site and so much distress to local families,” said detective Gerry Healy from Plaistow Community Safety Unit who is leading the investigation.

(Source: Something Jewish)