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Donations of £15k over James Bulger's grave damage

Donations of £15k over James Bulger's grave damage

Summary

People donated over £15,000 to fix James Bulger's vandalized grave. Vandals broke the heads off two statues near the toddler's headstone in a Liverpool cemetery.

Key Facts

  • James Bulger, a toddler, was murdered in 1993.
  • Vandals damaged two cherub statues on his grave at Kirkdale Cemetery in Liverpool.
  • Over £15,000 has been donated to repair the damage.
  • James's mother, Denise Fergus, started a GoFundMe campaign to fix the grave.
  • Merseyside Police called the vandalism "abhorrent and truly shocking."
  • Denise Fergus learned about the damage from a dog walker.
  • James was killed by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson at a Bootle shopping center.

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