A HEADSTONE has been damaged at a church in Ross-on-Wye causing distress to family members.

Several letters on the headstone at St Mary's Church have been damaged in an apparent effort to remove them from the grave.

Officers from the local police's safer neighbourhood team are aware of the incident and ask anyone who may have seen suspicious behaviour in the graveyard over the last month to contact them on 101, quoting incident number 301s of September 21.

Police also ask anyone who becomes aware of any similar incidents or finds damage to headstones to contact them.