Friday, September 26, 2008

How low can people go?

The caretaker opened the graveyard at San Miguel at 8:30 am as usual only to find it had been vandalised.  Graves had been robbed and coffins removed from their niches. One of the niches had been tampered with but had not been opened, while another one had been opened and the coffin removed. The coffin had been placed upright against the wall, with the body still inside.

It was obvious that the clothing of the deceased had been searched for any objects of value.
The robbers had also removed two receptacles from the niche containing human bones, which had been there for many years. The vandals also caused damage to the cemetery in general and had thrown crucifixes and other religious objects on to the ground.

Police say that the perpetrators used tools to break down the stone and brick walls and so had come well prepared. It would appear that they had scaled the wall at the back of the cemetery, which faces onto land that is now in the process of being developed.

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