Two 22-year-old men have been charged for allegedly stealing a Paddington Bear statue in Newbury, England on Sunday morning.

Two men in England were arrested Monday for destroying a Paddington Bear statue in the hometown of the series’ author, horrifically slicing the beloved children’s book character in half and taking off with his front half.

A Paddington Bear statue, celebrating the children's character as part of a UK-wide trail, has been damaged and stolen from a bench in a Berkshire town, police have said. The sculpture was taken from his seat in Northbrook Street,

Two men have been charged with criminal damage after a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen from a bench.

Two men, including one from Leicestershire, have been charged with criminal damage after a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen from a bench. The statue, in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged before the broken piece was stolen shortly after 2am on Sunday, Thames Valley Police said.

Two men have been charged after a Paddington Bear statue was damaged and taken from a bench. The front of the sculpture was cut away and removed from its seat in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire at about 02:00 GMT on Sunday,

In the heart of a market town, a beloved Paddington Bear statue has been at the centre of a surprising incident that has left locals both shocked and heartbroken.