Sydney parents’ anguish over ‘vandalism’ of son’s memorial plaque
A young Sydney couple have slammed a “God-bothering” vandal for supergluing a crucifix to their son’s memorial plaque last week. Edwina and Anthony Symonds’ son, Seb, died five years ago, aged just 10 months, after experiencing a catastrophic seizure in his cot. The couple and their other two young children, Elodie and Dash, visit Seb’s memorial plaque by Narrabeen Lagoon often. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Saying hello to our little buddy at the lake is somewhat of a family ritual, where his brother and sister can play with him,” Anthony wrote. But on a recent visit they discovered someone had stuck the crucifix on the plaque. The Symonds family discovered someone had superglued a crucifix to their son’s memorial plaque. Credit: Facebook Edwina slammed the religious vandal in an open letter posted to a Northern Beaches community group on Facebook. “To the God-botherer that vandal ised our son’ s plaque by supergluing a cross to it,” Edwina wrote. “I ...