HORRIFIED residents have hit out after a burnt-out car was found abandoned on top of a grave at a Glasgow cemetery.
The torched vehicle was recently discovered at the Western Necropolis just off Tresta Road in the north of the city.
Images taken by the Glasgow Times show that the car appears to have collided with a headstone, causing damage to it.
The burnt-out shell remains on top of the site near Glasgow Crematorium and is surrounded by shattered glass and charred car parts.
Locals shared their shock at the find on social media. Some claimed that the vehicle had been left at the cemetery for ‘more than a week’.
One person wrote: “My family is up there, some for more than 100 years. I dread going up in case the stone is down.
“This is a new low.”
A second added: “I saw this last week, shame on them.”
Meanwhile, a third commented: “The amount of damage to all the resting places is absolutely disgusting with motorbike, e-bike, and scooter tyre marks.
“I’m not one for going up all the time. I find it hard, but this makes it one million times worse.”
Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.
In February 2024, we reported that the city cemetery would be closed every night after police were called to it nearly 40 times in the previous 12 months.
Glasgow City Council made the move to shut the gates of Lambhill Cemetery, St. Kentigern's, and the Western Necropolis every night due to the volume of incidents.
The three sites are located within the same boundary.
The local authority also confirmed that CCTV cameras were in place as part of a crackdown on vandalism and antisocial behaviour.
Then, in March last year, a year on from this, officers revealed that police alerts had dropped significantly.
Cops were called to the site only ten times in 2024 and attended five of these reports.
This was a decrease of more than 73% from 38 calls during the previous year, 16 of which officers attended.
