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  • "How low can someone sink?

    Stealing a memorial which remembers the IRA bombings and the 2 young lives which were lost for just £30 is unbelievable. The person who stole this memorial obviously has no thought for why it is there and If any scrap metal dealer has any dignity and respect they wont buy such an important plaque to the town.

    This guy should be found and hanged if i'm blatantly honest but all I want is the plaque to be returned to its rightful place on Bridge street undamaged.

    I may only be 16 but I know how much the whole memorial on Bridge Street means to the people of Warrington."
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River of Life plaque stolen in Warrington

The plaque stolen The plaque stolen

THE River of Life memorial has been targeted by thieves for the second time in a matter of weeks.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the Bridge Street plaque - a tribute to victims of the IRA bomb in 1993 -was taken some time between April 20 and May 5.

PC Graham Davies, of Warrington Town Centre NPU, said: “This plaque forms part of a memorial and is of great significance to the town. It is upsetting for people to see that the plaque has been taken.

“We would urge anyone who knows the identity of the thief, or the whereabouts of the plaque, to contact us immediately.

“We would also appeal to anyone who may have been offered the plaque for sale to get in touch.”

The theft follows an incident on April 21 when Spartakas Grachauskas was arrested and charged with attempting to steal a different memorial.

He is due at Manchester Crown Court on May 23.

Anyone with information can call police on 101.

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