Mother’s shock as roadside memorial vandalised

HEARTLESS vandals have damaged a roadside memorial to a 19-year-old man who died in a traffic accident more than three years ago.

Mother’s shock as roadside memorial vandalised

The mother of the late Owen Sweeney yesterday said she was totally shattered to find his photograph and a glass case around it had been kicked out of the memorial at Carrigaphooka, Macroom, Co Cork, where he died.

“I never thought that anyone could be so bad to do something like this. It's unbelievable that such a thing could happen. What kind of people would stoop so low?” said Bernie Sweeney, of Beaufort, Co Kerry.

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