Jail for gang that stole lead from Wiltshire churches
Top: damage to St James, Bratton; Bottom: Constantin Motescu, Mihai Birtu, Laurentiu Sucea and Paul Buica Pictures: MIKE MANSON/LINCS POLICE MEMBERS of a gang that stripped lead from churches nationwide – including in Wiltshire – have been jailed for more than 20 years. The four Midlands men targeted 36 churches over two years between May 2018 and March 2020, stripping tonnes of lead worth almost £2.1m. The three Wiltshire churches targeted by the gang were: St James, Bratton, St Andrews, Donhead St Andrew and St Peters, Stourton, in the grounds of National Trust property Stourh...
Source: thisiswiltshire.co.uk