Reports that statuettes of Baby Jesus have been stolen from several roadside cribs were denied this morning by the Environmental Landscapes Consortium.

Radio DJs said this morning that Baby Jesus statuettes were missing from the cribs at Floriana, Attard and outside Mater Dei Hospital.

However, a spokesman for Environmental Landscapes Consortium said the statuettes had been removed at the start of the process to disassemble the cribs.

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