Charity warns it could lose £10,000 as a result of Maidstone criminal damage
Statues were attacked and damaged beyond repair last week
Last updated 24th Aug 2024
A charity has warned it could lose around £10,000 because of criminal damage in Maidstone.
Heart of Kent Hospice is working with police to find out why two of its statues were broken beyond repair.
The Shaun the Sheep statues in the charity's trail were damaged beyond repair six days ago (Sunday 19th August), sometime between 10pm and 10.20pm.
They were in Brenchley Gardens and Fremlin Walk and were due to be sold at an auction after being created by local artists.
Kent Police want to find three males in their teens or early 20s as part of their enquiries.
Kent Police statement
Between 10pm and 10.20pm on Sunday 18 August 2024, two of the Shaun the Sheep statues in the Heart of Kent Hospice’s charity trail were damaged beyond repair.
Officers believe the two incidents to be connected and an investigation into the circumstances is underway.
The statues, which were hand-painted by local artists and due to be sold in an annual charity auction, were damaged in Brenchley Gardens and Fremlin Walk.
It is reported three males took turns to kick the statue in Fremlin Walk before pushing it over and leaving the scene on foot towards Week Street.
One is described as Asian, with short dark hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a small circular white logo, black trousers and black boots.
The two other males are both described as white with dark hair cut short on the sides and longer on the top. One was wearing a grey hooded top and black shorts while the other was wearing a black long-sleeved polo neck top and dark blue jeans with a rip in one of the knees.
All three were of an athletic build and thought to be in their mid to late teens, or early 20s.