Allison Baden-Clay's parents shattered after memorial vandalised
A memorial for mother-of-three Allison Baden-Clay, who was murdered by her husband Gerard Baden-Clay, has been vandalised.
Allison’s parents Geoff and Priscilla Dickie are appalled at the incident and reported the damage to police.
“We were disappointed and upset about someone interfering with it. We think it’s a bit disrespectful to damage a memorial,” Mr Dickie told The Courier-Mail.
A metal plaque engraved with Allison’s name and a tribute was forcibly removed from the sandstone structure and found on the ground.
The memorial sits on Mount Crosby Road in Anstead, near where Allison’s body was discovered in 2012.
Mrs Dickie pleaded for Allison’s tribute to be left alone as the memorial is important for her daughter’s three girls, who were five, eight and 10 when their mother was murdered in April 2012.
“It’s a marking stone for them in the future, when we’re gone, that this is where their mother was found,” she said.
The plaque includes the message, “A loving mother, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, wife, and dear friend to all who knew her – forever in our hearts”.
Police said they were searching for the vandal, with one officer saying, “If the person who damaged it is found, they will certainly be charged.”
The Dickies visit the memorial often to reflect on their daughter’s life and tragic death.
The plaque is being cleaned and restored and will return to its original position.
Gerard Baden-Clay was convicted of Allison's murder and sentenced to life behind bars in 2014.