Mischief-related charges laid against Toronto man in cenotaph vandalism case

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The 33-year-old man is accused of spray-painting the words ‘Ye broke faith with us’ on the cenotaph at Old City Hall

Graffiti was discovered on the cenotaph at Toronto's Old City Hall less than 24 hours after hundreds attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at the monument.Toronto police have made an arrest in the vandalism of a monument to the city’s war dead.

Police say a 33-year-old Toronto man faces two mischief-related charges and was due in court Friday morning. He’s accused of spray-painting the words “Ye broke faith with us” on the cenotaph at Old City Hall, an apparent reference to the famous war poem In Flanders Fields.The graffiti was discovered Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after hundreds attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at the monument.

A police spokesman said at the time that it was disrespectful to both veterans and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

 

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The message was spot on The medium used to express it was terrible No excuse for defacing a cenotaph when there are dozens of ways they could have gotten their message across.

what is interpretation of that message?

It will be interesting to see what sort of punishment he gets compared to chair girl.

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