A moving memorial to a young man that appeared in a Cardiff park has been vandalised days after it was constructed. The striking sculpture of a dragon wearing a bucket hat appeared in Victoria Park in the Canton area of the city earlier this week, and is a memorial to a 22-year-old student who lived in close proximity to the park.
Ethan Williams died suddenly after collapsing in a gym in December 2020. The sculpture has been carved from a Californian redwood tree that was felled due to being unsafe because it was dead.
Ethan's family approached Cardiff Council to ask if the felled tree in the park could be turned into a sculpture dedicated to his memory. His family say the carving has saved the tree from becoming a stump.
