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Sydney teens charged after Nazi graffiti allegedly found on public toilets

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Two teenagers have been charged after Nazi graffiti was found on a public toilet block in northern Sydney.

A pair of 16-year-old boys will face court next month.

Two teenagers have been charged for allegedly drawing a large swastika on a public toilet in Sydney’s northern beaches. Police were called to Pittwater Rd in Dee Why shortly before 8.30pm on August 7 following reports toilets had been graffitied. Picture: Channel 9
Camera IconThe incident happened on August 7. Channel 9 Credit: Supplied

The graffiti was scrawled on a toilet block in the coastal suburb of Dee Why.

One teenager was arrested at the scene and another handed himself in to police on Saturday.

Police were called to the toilets on Pittwater Road in Dee Why about 8.30pm on August 7.

“On arrival, officers were told two males were seen allegedly using markers to draw on the walls,” police say in a statement released Wednesday.

Two teenagers have been charged for allegedly drawing a large swastika on a public toilet in Sydney’s northern beaches. Police were called to Pittwater Rd in Dee Why shortly before 8.30pm on August 7 following reports toilets had been graffitied. Picture: Channel 9
Camera IconA public toilet block in the Sydney suburb of Dee Why was vandalised. Channel 9 Credit: Supplied

“Police arrested a 16-year-old boy and he was charged with intentionally mark premises without consent and knowingly display by public act Nazi symbol without excuse.”

The second teenager was charged with intentionally mark premises without consent.

Both boys were issued a court attendance notice to appear in a Children’s Court on September 24.

Originally published as Sydney teens charged after Nazi graffiti allegedly found on public toilets

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