The memorial outside St Thomas's hospital has been daubed with spray paint and graffiti.
The Met Police is investigating the vandalism of the statue outside a central London hospital of Mary Seacole, a trailblazing19th Century Jamaican-born nurse.
The Mary Seacole Trust said it believed the damage was racially motivated however the Met said it was not being treated as such, but enquiries were continuing. Prof Ian Abbs, chief executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, described it as a "disgraceful act of criminal damage". “Mary Seacole’s high profile position, overlooking the Houses of Parliament, is a constant reminder of the contribution of our black colleagues, past and present, both to the NHS and wider society.”
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