Vandals cause thousands of pounds worth of damage by setting fires within a Glasgow primary school

Police are investigating as over the last three weeks a primary school in Glasgow has experienced a number of break-ins and acts of vandalism.
St Maria Goretti Primary School on Skerryvore Road, Cranhill, Glasgow has been broken into several times since the start of the year.St Maria Goretti Primary School on Skerryvore Road, Cranhill, Glasgow has been broken into several times since the start of the year.
St Maria Goretti Primary School on Skerryvore Road, Cranhill, Glasgow has been broken into several times since the start of the year.

St Maria Goretti Primary School, Skerryvore Road, Cranhill, Glasgow has been broken into several times since the start of the year, with vandals causing thousands of pounds worth of damage so far.

On three separate occasions, the individuals have set fires within the building, preventing the school from opening.

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The latest incident was on Friday, January, 22, at around 5.15pm.

Emergency services attended and the building was found to be extensively damaged.

Chief Inspector Michael Duddy, London Road Police Office, said: “This series of break-ins to the school has caused a lot of damage to a valuable community asset.

“The people who broke into the school last week have caused a terrible amount of damage by setting fires within the building.

"Those responsible are likely to reside locally and we are continuing our enquiries to trace those responsible.”

Head Teacher at St Maria Goretti Primary, Yvonne Henry, added: “We are situated in the centre of the community in Cranhill and we provide services valuable to the area in this difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The damage costs are horrendous and to be quite honest, it is the last thing we were needing or expected.

“Working with other agencies we will improve our security measures and I would encourage anyone with information on these break-ins to contact the police”

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Anyone who witnessed anything, or anyone with information should contact the police on 101.

If you have information but would like to remain anonymous you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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