Two youths end mystery
NZPA-AP Copenhagen Two youths who surrendered “with one arm, two hangovers and lots of apologies” ended the mystery of who had sawn off the right arm of the Little Mermaid, Denmark’s most famous statue, the police said late last evening. The two 18-year-old Danes admitted they had cut off the bronze statue’s 40 cm arm with a hacksaw as a drunken prank. Their names were not disclosed by a duty officer, who said they were charged with
vandalising public property and were released pending trial. The gap in the Little Mermaid’s arm — from her shoulder to the hand attached to a stone where she perches — sparked 24 hours of speculation and drew thousands more Danes and tourists than usual to the statue in Copenhagen Harbour. The duty officer said the youths had told the police they vandalised the statue after having too much to drink. Earlier report, page 11
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