Tombstone of murdered Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Wolinski 'defaced'

French cartoonist, Georges Wolinski, displays one of his drawings during a photocall at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008. (REUTERS/Vincent Kessler)

Maryse Wolinski, the cartoonist's widow, said she will file a complaint. She believes it to be an intentional act, she told Libération.

Georges Wolinski is buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.

At the weekend, a passer-by noticed the word "Charlie" had been removed, apparently hammered out of the headstone.

Pas de mots face à la profanation de la tombe de Georges Wolinski au cimetière du Montparnasse.
Enfin si, un : nausée. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/Q12ibr9WJ9

  🤘🏻Louison🤘🏻 (@Louison_A) January 7, 2020

According to both the Paris municipality and the funeral home in charge of the maintenance of the headstone, the problem lies in the very porous nature of the stone used.

It has been "eroded", they say, by regular deep cleaning with a powerful pressure washer.

Wolinski's headstone is often covered in graffiti and his widow requested it to be cleaned on a regular basis. When she asked why only the word "Charlie" was eroded, the funeral home responded that it was a coincidence.

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