‘Disgusting’ thieves steal Covid memorial days after unveiling in south London

The memorial bench was stolen outside Greenwich Cemetery

(Picture: Greenwich Council )

Thieves who stole a Covid memorial bench days after it was unveiled in south London have been labelled “disgusting” by the local council.

The bench, one of 23 unveiled in Greenwich borough in memory of those who died of Covid, was stolen from King George’s Field, outside Greenwich Cemetery, on Monday night.