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Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue
Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’
Fortunately, Paddington’s aunt didn’t have to watch the CCTV footage shown to Reading magistrates court on Tuesday of Daniel Heath and William Lawrence tearing apart a newly installed statue of her nephew – before absconding with the severed half. “His famous label attached to his duffle coat says, ‘Please look after this bear’ but on the night of 2 March 2025, your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for. Heath and Lawrence were arrested at the RAF Odiham base and admitted the offences when interviewed by Thames Valley police.
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