Swastika stickers with hidden razor blades found underneath a bus shelter near Sevenoaks school
18:31, 05 October 2021
updated: 19:27, 05 October 2021
Police are investigating after racist and extremist stickers with razor blades underneath were hidden at a bus stop near a school.
Parents have been warned after "hate-inspired" sticker with swastikas on them were found at a bus shelter near a primary school in Dunton Green, Sevenoaks.
On Wednesday, September 22, the stickers were found at the bus shelter with razor blades hidden underneath.
Yesterday, Dartford Technology College sent a warning out to parents about the stickers.
Vice Principal Deborah Ellis said: "The school has received a message from Kent County Council regarding an abhorrent incident of vandalism, whereby extremist and racist stickers were attached to a bus stop that was very close to a primary school.
"The worrying aggravating factor was that razor blades were slipped underneath the stickers, creating an injury risk when removing stickers."
Two similar incidents were reported in Chatham on Sunday, September 5, after a person reported seeing the sticker in various locations in Henry Street.
'The worrying aggravating factor was that razor blades were slipped underneath the stickers...'
Three days later on Wednesday, September 8, more stickers were found on lamposts in Reform Road, Chatham.
None of the stickers in Chatham contained hidden razor blades or swastikas.
Residents are encouraged to report any offensive stickers to report them to Kent Police and not remove the items themselves.
Inspector Matt Atkinson from Sevenoaks’ Community Safety Unit said: "This is disturbing behaviour and while I do not want to cause people to panic, I do want to raise awareness of this issue.
"Publicly promoting offensive, hate-filled notices is not acceptable in itself but adding razor blades to potentially seriously harm somebody is despicable.
"These stickers were placed inside a bus shelter near a school and it is only sheer luck that a child was not harmed.
"If anyone has information as to who placed these stickers in this location or sees anything similar of concern please do report it via 101 and do not attempt to remove them."
