Grave vandals admit charges
THE two men charged with causing £50,000 worth of damage at Kirkcudbright Cemetery have appeared in court and admitted causing the damage.
Christopher Frost, 22, and Alexander McIntosh,19, pleaded guilty to causing the damage on June 21.
Both have been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on August 12.
Andrew Richardson, District Procurator Fiscal for Kirkcudbright, said: "On the night of June 21, Christopher Frost and Alexander McIntosh embarked on a campaign of drunken vandalism that left the community outraged.
"The trail of destruction they left behind them led to Kirkcudbright Cemetery where, most shockingly of all, they had pushed over or caused damage to 47 gravestones.
"Their behaviour showed not only a disregard for property but a callous disdain for those whose loved one's gravestones were damaged, and for the rich history of Kirkcudbright itself. Desecrating a graveyard is a crime that offends all in our community. I hope their conviction brings the people of Kirkcudbright some relief in knowing that justice has been done."
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