Unknown persons vandalised the family grave of Zejtun mayor Joe Attard last night.
In a statement, deputy mayor Joan Agius and the other Zejtun councillors condemned the vandalism and expressed their solidarity with the mayor.
They said that nothing would hinder the mayor and the council from their work and commitment towards the benefit of all the people of Zejtun.
In a statement, the Home Affairs Minister condemned the attack and hoped that police investigations would bear fruit. The vandalism was also condemned by the Parliamentary Secretariat for the Care of the Elderly, the Nationalist and Labour parties.