Published: 7 February 2023
Last updated: 5 March 2024
Police said up to 10 headstones were defaced with Nazi stencils or splashed with paint in a suspected hate crime.
New South Wales' Jewish community is in shock after swastikas were found painted on gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in the Hunter Valley.
Newcastle Police Commander Detective Superintendent Wayne Humphrey said the discovery was "absolutely" being treated as a hate crime.
"The degree of preparation and the extent of damage to the cemetery suggests nothing but that it's been a deliberate planned act."
The incident comes after a synagogue in the same area was found graffitied last month.
Police said all gravestones were being forensically examined and investigators have appealed for information from the public.
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Jewish leaders condemn Nazi graffiti on gravestones as police probe suspected Hunter Valley hate crime (ABC)
Photo: Vandalised gravestones in the Hunter Valley (ABC Newcastle: Bridget Murphy)
