'It's not what families want to see' - Grieving families faced with huge graffiti 'tag' on Edinburgh crematorium wall

Grieving families arriving at an Edinburgh crematorium to say their final goodbyes have been greeted with vandalism in the form of graffiti on the chapel wall.
By Jamie McKenzie
Published 20th May 2020, 16:45 BST
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It is believed the graffiti 'tag' was written on part of Seafield Crematorium at some point between 11pm on Monday and 4am on Tuesday morning.

John Proffitt, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Crematoriums Ltd which runs the Seafield Crematorium, confirmed they are aware of the graffiti and are in the process of arranging for it to be removed.

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The graffiti was sprayed onto the chapel wall at Seafield Crematorium.The graffiti was sprayed onto the chapel wall at Seafield Crematorium.
The graffiti was sprayed onto the chapel wall at Seafield Crematorium.

One local funeral director said the vandalism would definitely be noticed by anyone pulling into the crematorium, and confirmed there was at least one service taking place there on Tuesday.

The funeral director said: "It's not what families want to see when they are going there.

"There are hundreds of funerals a week going on across the country right now and it's not ideal that someone went there to do something like this."

Another angry funeral director, who was at a service there on Wednesday, said: “ It is shocking families have to see this.”

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The graffiti at Seafield Crematorium.The graffiti at Seafield Crematorium.
The graffiti at Seafield Crematorium.

He added the signature of whoever wrote the graffiti is visible underneath the graffiti.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received a report around 7.25am on Tuesday, 19 May, 2020 of graffiti having been written on the side of a building at Edinburgh Crematorium, Seafield Road.

“Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 0583 of 19 May.”