A statue of Margaret Thatcher has been targeted by vandals for the second time in two weeks.
The £300,000 memorial to the former Prime Minister was egged on May 15, less than two hours after it was installed in her home town of Grantham, Lincolnshire. On Saturday (May 28), red paint was thrown at the 10ft-high granite sculpture and a red hammer and sickle communist symbol was painted onto the fence surrounding it.
Lincolnshire Police today (Friday) issued a CCTV appeal in a bid to track down two hooded suspects caught on camera in the area at the time. The 12 second footage shows the duo dressed in black and wearing face masks with one of them carrying something in a white carrier bag.
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A force spokesperson said: "We would like to speak to the individuals in this footage who may be able to help us with our enquiries into an incident of criminal damage of the newly-erected statue of former Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher.
"The incident happened where the statue is located in St Peters Hill, Grantham, at about 11.10pm 28 May. What is believed to be a tin of red paint was thrown on to the statue, damaging the surface.
"A can of spray paint has then been used on the surrounding fencing to display a Hammer and Sickle. The CCTV footage is not clear enough to show facial features, but we hope that the distinctive clothing, build, and gait of the individuals could help lead to identification.
"If you can help, please call 101 quoting incident number 488 of 28 May."
On the day the controversial statue was installed, university worker Jeremy Webster, 59, threw eggs at it and was later fined £90 under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
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