A Coventry artist has flown back from the US to secretly repair a mural he painted, after it was vandalised.
The artwork depicting two orangutans at Hearsall Common, Earlsdon, was designed by Michael Batchelor in 2021 for a local boy Dylan, who had a rare genetic disorder and died in 2023, aged four.
The painting was vandalised in November, however, after Mr Batchelor spotted a post online from Dylan’s family, he flew back to fix it.
“We didn’t know he was there doing it so it was a really lovely surprise”, Dylan’s grandad, Martin Prue, said. “Everybody, not just the family, has been really pleased that it’s back because of what it represents”, he added.