Local council investigating how to ‘reattach’ and ‘repurpose’ head of town’s Paddy Hannan statue
A man has been charged over decapitating the statue of a famous local prospector, adding the next twist to a mystery that left a rural Australian gold mining town puzzled.– learned of “an act of vandalism that targeted” a statue of Paddy Hannan. Police believe that the night before, between 11pm and midnight, the head was lopped off.
WA police said in a statement on Thursday night that a 38-year-old man had been charged with one count of unlawful damage.Earlier in the day, the council said it was “deeply disappointed by this act of vandalism which not only defaces a significant piece of our city’s history but also disrespects the memory of Paddy Hannan and the hardworking prospectors who played a vital role in shaping our community.
“It’s a part of the fabric of that town and the history of it, so we are hoping to identify those responsible and bring them to justice,” the WA police inspector Geoff Desanges said,“As many people have pointed out already, it has been a disgusting act on what is one of our most iconic statues here in the city,” the deputy mayor, Glenn Wilson, told the ABC.
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