Man fined £11,000 after smashing Grade II-listed church’s stained glass window

The Grade-II listed church had its window smashed and two candlesticks stolen (Picture: Google)

A man who left traces of blood in a Grade II-listed church after smashing a stained glass window has been fined more than £11,000.

Craig Knight, 50, of Waltham Forest, broke into St Anne’s Church in Kew, London, while drunk on January 10, Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court heard.

Reverend Canon Dr Giles Fraser said that he saw blood on the church altar and floor, and discovered that two brass candlesticks had been taken.