Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of “A Christmas Carol” was kept in place and became a tourist attraction.

A vandal in Shrewsbury, England might be in for a visit from The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Authorities in the English town are investigating the destruction of a gravestone marking the fictional resting place of Ebenezer Scrooge.

The 1984 film, one of dozens of adaptations of the Charles Dickens ' classic, starred George C. Scott as the cold-hearted curmudgeon. After going to sleep on Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of past, present and future and shown the error of his ways to become a kinder, more generous person.

The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge, a beloved film prop from the 1984 "A Christmas Carol" film, was destroyed by vandals.

Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed.

Once the gravestone has been repaired it will be embedded into the ground so it can be preserved. The British Broadcasting Corporation Fairy tale ending for Scrooge's grave Listen

The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge used in the 1984 film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol was smashed in a graveyard in Shrewsbury, England. The vandalism has promoted an investigation from authorities,

Police are appealing for more information after vandals in Shrewsbury broke a gravestone that had belonged to the fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 film adaption