Vandals target memorial for Lanarkshire man killed in Spain before 10th anniversary service

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A bench erected at the spot where a beloved Lanarkshire son was killed in Spain was vandalised before a service to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.

Craig Mallon, from Coatbridge, was killed by a single punch outside a club in Lloret de Mar on May 19, 2012, while on his brother’s stag party.

A group of young men, believed to be French, attacked the 26-year-old and his friends as they left Rockefellers.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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