Council leader condems graffiti outside church

THE leader of Swansea Council has condemned swastika graffiti painted on the walls outside a church in the city as “deplorable”.

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Cllr Rob Stewart said he hoped the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

It was one of two announcements he made at a meeting of cabinet on November 19 - the other being about the ambition of the Ospreys rugby club to redevelop St Helen’s sports ground.

Referring to swastika imagery on the walls outside Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Townhill, which is thought to have been daubed on the night of Saturday, November 15, the Swansea Labour leader said: “The sorts of actions we are seeing being taken in our communities by a very small number of people are deplorable and need to be challenged on a constant basis.

“Racism, fascism, Nazism have no place in our society and we must tackle them head-on.”

The graffiti included two daubings of “Z”, which is widely seen as a symbol of support for Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine three years ago.