Church St Mary Damaged by Unknown Perpetrators

Country: United Kingdom

Date of incident: October 5, 2020


On the week between 4th and 8th October at St Mary's Church in Preston, a significant amount of lead was stolen from the roof of the Church. This caused an external and internal damage to the building, as the rainwater could enter. The police are asking for witnesses and told the citizens to be vigilant. The sergeant, Brian Calver, said that they see an increase in this type of crime to churches in this time of year.

Source and Image: Suffolk Police