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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

Edinburgh tomb of philosopher David Hume vandalised with ‘satanic’ symbols

Red tape and drawings on the walls of the tomb of David Hume
‘Occult-style paraphernalia’ on the tomb of David Hume. Photograph: supplied

The tomb of the philosopher David Hume and two other memorials at a historic cemetery in Edinburgh have been vandalised with “disturbing occult-style paraphernalia”.

A tour guide made the discovery at the Old Calton burial ground. It included a drawing of a naked woman pointing a bloodied knife at a baby with a noose around its neck, and coded writing on red electrical tape attached to the David Hume mausoleum and two nearby memorial stones.

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