Police investigating a suspected hate crime are seeking public help to find those responsible for desecrating 10 headstones.
Port Stephens-Hunter police in NSW's Hunter region are investigating after officers were called to the cemetery on Louth Park Road at South Maitland on Tuesday.
In a statement police said they found the grave markers "had been spray-painted with a Nazi symbol".
Investigators established a crime scene and seized a number of items found at the site.
The items will be forensically examined, police said, and detectives are following a number of lines of inquiry.
Any members of the public with information about the incident are urged to contact police on Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000.
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Matt Carr
Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.
Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.
