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Criminally good bench; NEWSBRIEF.


A REPLACEMENT bench has been presented to a grandmother left devastated dev·as·tate  
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
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 stole the seat bought by her family for her 78th birthday.

Cardiff Probation Service offered to lead a team of offenders to make a new bench for Jean Griffiths, of Penylan, Cardiff, after her birthday present was stolen by thieves Thanking the probation service team, Mrs Griffiths said: "I was impressed by the standard of work. I now have a lovely bench and happy memories of a group of people who are repaying those of us who have had a wrong done to them."

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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Date:Sep 11, 2009
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