A man has been arrested after the headstones of First World War soldiers from Australia and New Zealand were sprayed with blue paint at a cemetery in west London.
Police in Hillingdon said a 29-year-old was quizzed on Wednesday on suspicion of causing criminal damage to the Anzac graves at St Mary’s Church in Harefield.
He has been bailed to a date in December. A motor vehicle was also seized.
Inspector Rob Bryan said the arrest did not signal the end of the investigation, urging anyone with information about the damage to step forward.
He said: "This is a positive first step in this investigation, but it does not end here.
“I reiterate my request for anyone with information about this crime to come forward.
“Someone knows the truth of how these gravestones came to be damaged and I urge them to speak up."
Cllr Jane Palmer said she was "moved to tears" when she saw the desecrated headstones.
The churchyard contains 120 World War One graves, largely belonging to Australians who died in the Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield Park
It is the second time this year that headstones have been defaced.
