A frantic search has been launched in an effort to locate a Scots man who vanished two days ago.
27.08.2023 - 11:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Police have launched a probe after money was stolen from a shrine to the victims of the Lockerbie Bombing. The thief swiped cash from the memorial room at Tundergarth Church, near Lockerbie, at 8.45am on Friday.
The theft was captured on CCTV and reported to Police Scotland, sparking the investigation into the robbery.
The PAN AM 103 Lockerbie Legacy Foundation website says the room "honours the 270 lives lost in the Lockerbie bombing on 21 December 1988".
Tundergarth Kirks Trust, who work alongside Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Legacy Foundation to preserve the room, has appealed for the money to be returned.
Tundergarth Church is next to the crash site and donations are needed to keep the site open. The Trust also hopes to raise funds to build a memorial museum on the site.
A spokesperson for Tundergarth Kirks Trust said: “It beggars belief that somebody would steal donation money from a place that honours all 270 victims of the worst terrorist attack to have taken place on British soil.
"The Tundergarth Kirks Trust and Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Legacy Foundation work tirelessly to ensure the church remains open, as well as continually investing in the development of the Victims Memorial Room and the future Memorial Museum, in the 1575 Kirk ruin site. We hope this person will come forward and return the money.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: “We were made aware on Friday, August 25, of a theft in the Tundergarth area near Lockerbie. Enquiries are ongoing and at an early stage.”
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A frantic search has been launched in an effort to locate a Scots man who vanished two days ago.
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