Police in Shrewsbury are investigating after vandals destroyed the iconic gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge, a popular tourist attraction for nearly 40 years. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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00:00Police in Shrewsbury are investigating after vandals destroyed the iconic gravestone
00:04of Ebenezer Scrooge, a popular tourist attraction for nearly 40 years.
00:09The stone, which was used as a prop in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol,
00:14was found smashed to pieces at St. Chad's Church over the weekend,
00:17leaving locals devastated, reports SWNS.
00:21Helen Ball, Shrewsbury Town Council's clerk, expressed her shock, saying,
00:26It's part of our modern history, and it's a burial ground. How disrespectful!
00:30The gravestone, seen in the film when Scrooge encounters the ghost of Christmas yet to come,
00:35has been a beloved part of the town's Christmas tradition.
00:38West Mercia police are appealing for witnesses to come forward,
00:41urging anyone with information about the vandalism to contact them.
00:45The stone may yet be repaired, as local stonemasons have
00:48already stepped forward to help restore the historical landmark.