Windows Smashed at Cardinal Keith O'brien's East Lothian Church

STV
May 17, 2013

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Keith O'Brien: The Cardinal had been staying at the church's house.

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Windows smashed at Cardinal Keith O'Brien's East Lothian church

STV 17 May 2013 09:37 BST

Keith O'Brien: The Cardinal had been staying at the church's house.© Deadline

A number of windows have been smashed at the church where Cardinal Keith O’Brien was staying in East Lothian.

Vandals targeted Our Lady of the Waves Church in Dunbar sometime overnight between Wednesday and Thursday.

The Cardinal moved into a parish house attached to the church earlier this month after time away from Scotland.

He stood down as the Archbishop of St Andrews in Edinburgh after allegations of inappropriate behaviour in February.

On Wednesday, the Vatican said the Cardinal would be leaving Scotland for several months for “spiritual renewal, payer and penance”.

Police Scotland have launched an investigation into the vandalism and are appealing for witnesses.

A spokesman said: "Police in East Lothian are investigating after a number of windows at the Our Lady of the Waves church in Dunbar was damaged.

"The incident happened sometime overnight between Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th May and anyone who remembers seeing anything suspicious in the area is asked to contact police immediately."