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Vandals smash baby's gravestone in Haddenham

Vandals have smashed the gravestone of a one-day old baby boy who died in 1998 in Cambridgeshire.

The grave, marked "Billy", was damaged in the week before Sunday 7 February at Chewells Lane cemetery in Haddenham.

Pc Becky Hughes said: "This is an act of mindless vandalism on a child's grave. The family, including Billy's twin brother, are devastated.

"I would urge anyone with information about this damage or witnessed the attack to contact police."



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