Eighty plaques stolen from Garden of Little Angels at Altona Memorial Park in a bid to sell bronze for scrap metal, police say
Detectives warned scrap metal dealers to be wary of thieves attempting to sell the dead children’s plaques stolen from Altona Memorial Park in Melbourne’s west.Detectives warned scrap metal dealers to be wary of thieves attempting to sell the dead children’s plaques stolen from Altona Memorial Park in Melbourne’s west.
The trust is contacting affected families and supporting them through insurance claims to get the damage repaired, the chief executive, Andrew Eriksen, said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupHobsons Bay city council mayor, Matt Tyler, condemned the “despicable” actions, saying he could not imagine how heartbreaking this must be for families who have already experienced such heartache.