‘Disgusting’: Swastika carved at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa
Ottawa police are asking the public for help to identify a person suspected of creating hate-motivated graffiti. The incident took place on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at around 9:46 p.m. at the National War Memorial on Wellington Street. Ottawa police had earlier reported the incident was Oct. 16. The suspect, described by police as a white man, was wearing a light-coloured sweater, dark pants, a dark tuque and had a black back pack. Police allege the suspect used the sharp object to carve a swastika on the helmet of the grave stone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.