Overview

• Malachi Graham, 20, pleaded guilty to damaging three penguin sculptures from the Worcester Waddle charity art trail in August 2024.
• The sculptures, part of a fundraising effort for St Richard's Hospice, were removed from their plinths, with one thrown into the River Severn and another rugby-tackled and stamped on.
• Graham was sentenced to pay £859 in compensation and £365 in fines, totaling £1,224, at Kidderminster Magistrates Court in April 2025.
• CCTV footage from Severn Trent Water played a key role in identifying and prosecuting the offender.
• The community rallied to fund repairs, restoring the sculptures to the trail and reinforcing support for the hospice fundraiser.