The reclining bronze figure of Eleanor Rigby in Liverpool city centre appears to have been vandalised for a third time.
The bench on Stanley Street, on which the statue sits, has been partially smashed, with portions of the stone seat collapsed on the ground.
It is the second time in recent years the 40-year-old statue has been targeted. In October 2019, the bronze copy of an ECHO newspaper which formed part of the statue was stolen, along with the inscribed plaque behind it.
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The plaque, which refers to The Beatles' famous 1966 hit Eleanor Rigby with the quote "All the lonely people", was also stolen in September 2018.
The Eleanor statue was designed by Tommy Steele, who offered to create a tribute to the Fab Four after performing in Liverpool in 1981. It was unveiled the following year, and depicts the fictional Ms Rigby, who "lives in a dreamm, waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door".
Liverpool City Council has been tagged in pictures taken of the damage on social media.
One woman, who didn't want to be named, said: "It's an absolute disgrace. It must have happened in the early hours because it was fine last night."
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