TRUSTEES behind the creation of a memorial to people who lost their lives at work have been left "sickened and saddened" after it was vandalised.
The Workers' Memorial, at Vera Page Park, was defaced by graffiti, which was first spotted on Saturday, August 20.
The St Helens Workers Memorial charity came up with the idea of the statue, which was unveiled at the location in 2019.
The statue is fenced in by sleepers and railway lines, donated by Network Rail.
John Riley, of the charity, said: "The Trustees, responsible for the statue's upkeep were sickened and saddened at the lack of respect on display.
"The memorial represents the thousands of men, women and children who lost their lives because of their work."
The trustees decided that leaving the graffiti tag in place would encourage more antisocial behaviour, so went down on Sunday afternoon, August 21) and removed it.
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John added: "The area in general is falling victim to the graffiti vandal.
"The amount of antisocial behaviour in the area concerns us as we are in the process of installing a public access defibrillator adjacent to the statue for this to work we need people to conform and behave.
"Again, it's the old adage, the few spoiling it for the many."
He added that there are eight surveillance cameras in the area which trustees hope will deter others from vandalising the area.
The matter has been reported to the police.
- Anyone with information can contact police on 101, @MerPolCC or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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