A police inspector has spoken of his disgust after 'callous' thugs vandalised graves outside a church.
A number of headstones at St Peter's Parish Church, in Bolton, have been targeted recently.
At around 7.30am on Thursday, October 8, officers received a report that several graves had been damaged outside the church on Church Road.
Following the incident, extra officers were sent out to patrol the graveyard.
Door-to-door enquiries were also carried out in the surrounding area, while checks of CCTV cameras were made.
A at 12.35pm yesterday (Thursday, October 15), police received a report that further graves had been damaged.
Officers are now appealing to the public for information about the damage.
Inspector David Johnston, of GMP's Bolton district, said: "I would like to start by sending my condolences to the families and friends affected by these callous crimes.
"The person/people responsible clearly have no regard for others - I would encourage them to think about how they would feel if the grave belonged to one of their loved ones.
"I am disgusted by what has happened.
"An investigation is underway and I can reassure people that my team will work hard to identify the offenders and ensure they face justice.
"Finally, I would appeal to anyone with information which may assist us with this to contact us or Crimestoppers as soon as possible so that we can prevent any further incidents."
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 5599 quoting 645 of 08/10/20 or 1151 of 15/10/20. Alternatively, the independent charity - Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
