Padlocks attached to the fence surrounding Daphne’s memorial at the Great Siege Monument in Valletta have been defaced.

The padlocks started being left by activists as candles, plants and photos left at the site are cleared away almost immediately.

Activists then started leaving their messages on padlocks attached to the fencing around the monument.

The clearing of the memorial has even ended up in court, and has generated a number of aggressive outbursts.

Read: Daphne portrait returned to Great Siege Monument, hours after official ceremony

Read: Another layer of defence added to Great Siege Monument

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.