Some of the flags had been hung outside the house of a Team GB triple gold Olympian.
The mother of Olympian Adam Peaty said she felt ‘disgusted’ at the flags being burned (Image: Getty)
The mother of a British Olympian has been left “disgusted” after a flag flown outside her house was torn down and burned. Caroline Peaty, mother of triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Adam Peaty, claimed CCTV footage showed two young people removing a number of the flags overnight on Saturday.
Ms Peaty then said she discovered the remnants of burned flags the following morning. She explained: “I was disgusted, really, because I’m proud of our country and I’m proud of the people that fought for our country.” The Olympian’s mother added: “It’s nothing to do with racism, this is our country, lots of young men lost their lives for us to have the freedom to fly our flags,” reports the BBC.
Flags were reportedly torn down and burned in a UK town (Image: Getty)
A neighbour has reportedly contacted the police over the burned flags, however, she said they had been told there was little they could do without more evidence.
The Express has contacted Staffordshire Police.
Ms Peaty had not hung up the flags in question herself, but a number had been attached to lamp posts on her street in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. Ms Peaty said the flags had given her a “really good feeling” and reflected a sense of pride in Britain.
She added that she always flew a flag on her own property to recognise her son’s achievements for his country.
She told BBC Radio Stoke it was “a bit upsetting” to feel as if there was a lack of respect towards the country or people’s property.
“It’s OK for [the vandals] to ruin people’s property, take things down without permission – so what does that say to our younger generation? That they can do what they want?”
