Vandals draw phallus on footbridge at Queen's Park in Chesterfield

Vandals have drawn a phallus on the footbridge leading to Queen's Park in Chesterfield.
Graffiti is unsightly and costly to remove.Graffiti is unsightly and costly to remove.
Graffiti is unsightly and costly to remove.

Chesterfield Borough Council will now have to use taxpayers' money to remove the tasteless graffiti.

Thousands of people - including children - walk across the bridge every day to get to the town beauty spot.

Graffiti is an offence of criminal damage and, if prosecuted, the offender could face a fine or even imprisonment.