Vandals scrawl obscene graffiti on 7/7memorial

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The stainless-steel columns, representing each victim, have been sprayed with obscene graffiti less than two weeks after they were unveiled in Hyde Park.

The damage to the site will cause huge distress to the relatives of the dead, many of whom gathered when the London Bombings Memorial was unveiled by Prince Charles on the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Grahame Russell, whose son Philip, 28, a finance manager at JP Morgan, was killed at Tavistock Square, said: "I think it's appalling. This will be very hurtful for the families of the victims as they will feel their loved ones are not being considered."

The retired 66-year-old, from Peckham, who was on the advisory board for the memorial, added: "It's hugely disrespectful.

"The people that did this just have no moral judgment."

The 52 columns are 11ft 6in tall and have been grouped in four clusters, reflecting the separate locations of the explosions at King's Cross, Aldgate, Edgware Road and Tavistock Square.

Each is inscribed with the time, date and location of th e attacks.

The memorial was designed in consultation with members of the families of six victims with advice from sculptor Antony Gormley.