Police say two suspects are in custody after video of two girls laughing as they messed with a child's grave circulated on social media.
As the Manchester Evening News reported earlier today (Wednesday) the two pieces of footage show a girl taking items from the grave of a young child and throwing an object at the headstone while laughing, while in the other a girl is seen taking flowers from another grave and pouring them from their container onto the pathway at Leigh Cemetery on Manchester Road.
Tonight police say two suspects are in custody in connection with the incident and are 'being dealt with'.
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A statement on the GMP Wigan West Facebook page says: "The Police are aware of the video that has been circulating on social media regarding an incident that took place at Leigh Cemetery, Manchester Road, Leigh.
"Two suspects are currently in custody in relation to this and are being dealt with."
In a statement earlier Paul Barton, Wigan council’s director for environment, said: "We are aware of a video from Leigh Cemetery which is circulating on social media.
"Following reports of this video, our teams have visited the cemetery and we can confirm that there is no physical damage to the headstone. We do not condone this behaviour in any way and we would like to reassure families that we are committed to ensuring all of our cemeteries are safe places to visit and remember loved ones."
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