Historic church attacked three times in three days as police condemn 'deeply upsetting behaviour'
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A church in Wigan has been attacked three times in as many days, leaving historic windows smashed and graves desecrated.
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The latest assault on the St John the Evangelist Church in Abram took place between 1am and 3am on Tuesday, according to Greater Manchester Police.
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A total of six graves had been targeted during the incidents, with the stained glass windows - built in 1838 - damaged in two of the attacks.
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The church said the recent acts of vandalism had left them "heartbroken".
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In a Facebook post, which shared images of the damage, the place of worship wrote: "I went to church this morning to find two panes of one of our beautiful glass windows have been vandalised."Windows which were relocated from the original church and have a fine metal mesh covering, it will cost thousands to repair."They continued: "People say they want a church in Abram and yet this occurs.
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