Photos present pair who scrawled ‘Murderer’ on Christopher Columbus statue: NYPD

Police on Monday launched pictures and a video of the 2 vandals who allegedly scrawled the word “murderer” in red spray paint throughout the statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park final month.

Surveillance footage reveals the harmful duo climb over barricades defending the statue of the Italian explorer — with spray cans in tow — on Feb. 26.

A girl in a vivid orange coat painted over the “Columbus” textual content with the “assassin” accusation, in keeping with the video.

Her associate in crime, wearing all black, climbs onto the statue and practically slips off whereas masking it in crimson paint, the footage reveals.

The graffiti artists additionally spray-painted “Give us our land again” on the bronze and granite sculpture.

Statues of historic figures have come below assault throughout the nation in recent times, as critics have identified or unearthed truths about most of the leaders.

Some imagine Columbus was in truth a assassin of the indigenous folks when he arrived in America in 1492. Others, nevertheless, see him as a celebrated determine of Italian pleasure.

If caught, the spray-paint suspects will doubtless be charged with vandalism and making graffiti, cops have stated.

Police are asking anybody with data concerning the vandalism to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).