Police are investigating after 17 headstones at a cemetery were destroyed or damaged in a sickening act of vandalism.
An MP has labelled the attack 'shocking and upsetting'.
Council bosses in Cheshire said the vandals 'specifically targeted' graves with headstones featuring crosses and angels.
Personal items left on graves, like flower pots and ornaments, were also damaged, reports Cheshire Live.
Images show heavy stone crosses were overturned.
Police were called to reports of criminal damage at Kingsley Cemetery, on Hollow Lane in Kingsley, Cheshire, last Friday, October 22.
Kingsley Parish Council revealed 17 headstones were targeted.
Mike Amesbury, MP for Weaver Vale, which includes Kingsley, said: "The nature and scale of this mindless vandalism is shocking and upsetting, especially for those whose loved ones are buried there.
"You can't get your head around why an individual or group would set out to desecrate graves.
"From my knowledge of Kingsley, I would imagine something like this is highly unusual.
"I'd urge anyone with information about this incident to contact Cheshire Police."
Members of Kingsley Parish Council, which manages the cemetery and recently upgraded its paths, said they were 'shocked and saddened' by the incident.
A spokesperson for the council said: "The perpetrators have specifically targeted 17 graves with headstones featuring crosses and angels, nothing else in the cemetery has been damaged other than personal items on graves such as flower pots and ornaments.
"The parish clerk is liaising with insurers in the hope they will cover the cost of repairs, and has asked residents to email any queries about specific graves."
Cheshire Police said in a statement: "At 10.15am on Friday, October 22, police were called to reports of criminal damage at Kingsley Cemetery on Hollow Lane.
"The caller reported that approximately 15 headstones had been damaged.
"The damage is believed to have taken place sometime on Thursday, October 21."
Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information in relation to the incidents is asked to call Cheshire police on 101, or visit www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report, quoting IML1114184.
