Northumbria Police issue appeal after woman’s gravestone is vandalised and trashed
Northumbria Police have issued an appeal after a woman’s gravestone was vandalised and trashed.
A statement reads: “
Claire Wealleans, of the Ashington area, sadly passed away on November 15, 2022, at the age of just 43.
She was laid to rest at St John’s Church on Newbiggin Road in Ashington, and her headstone has been vandalised while flowers and wreaths have been stolen.
The offences were committed sometime between August 15 and September 5.
Claire’s sister Jade Armstrong said: “It has been two years since we lost Claire, and for someone to do something like this to her is very traumatic.
“Having to pick out another headstone feels like we’re losing Claire all over again.
“We can hardly sleep knowing someone who is capable of such a disgusting act is out there.”
