Pictures
have emerged of a woman urinating on a war memorial as the nation marks
the centenary of the bloodiest day in British military history. The woman was seen relieving herself on the High Street memorial in Grays, Essex. She
removed her clothing and perched on the edge of the cenotaph exposing
herself in broad daylight, with what appears to be a drink next to her.
Disgusted locals have branded the incident 'awful' and are calling upon residents and passers-by to help identify the woman.
The secretary of the town's Royal British Legion, Sue Merrin, was appalled by the incident.
'I'm
shocked. I think it's awful and I will be relaying this to our branch
chairman because it's not yet been reported to us,' she said.
'Somebody must know something. Whoever is doing this should be ashamed of themselves. It's totally disgusting,' she added.
The Royal British Legion has condemned the woman and slammed it as an insult to the brave few who made the ultimate sacrifice.
A spokesman said: 'The Legion is shocked and saddened to hear of this incident.
'War
memorials and graves honour the memory of the British Armed Forces who
have made the ultimate sacrifice and those who defend the freedom we
enjoy.
'They deserve to be treated with the utmost respect.'
Locals
also hit out at the disgusting image, claiming a group of people have
been drinking heavily around the sacred monument for days.
A High Street worker said: 'The said party of people have been there for the last four days.'
A
statement from Essex Police said: 'We have been made aware of a
photograph of a woman outraging public decency in circulation and are
investigating. Enquiries are ongoing.'
Today
senior members of the Royal Family stood side-by-side with politicians
as more than 10,000 people gathered to mark the 100th anniversary of the
Battle of the Somme.
The
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry led a service of remembrance for the thousands of soldiers
who lost their lives in one of the bloodiest offensives of the First
World War.
They
were joined by David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeon and French president
Francois Hollande at the Thiepval Memorial in northern France, which
commemorates the 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known
grave.
Picture shows a woman URINATING on war memorial as Britain marks centenary of bloodiest day in British military history
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