A church in Wigan has been attacked three times in as many days, leaving historic windows smashed and graves desecrated.
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.
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.
The church said the recent acts of vandalism had left them "heartbroken". 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. We are just meeting all of our bills and let’s not get it wrong, we have to pay our way.
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