VILE graffiti in Ayr which compared Nicola Sturgeon to Hitler is being investgiated by police.

Officers are making enquiries into the act of vandalism at Ayr Racecourse which appeared on an outside wall on Tuesday, December 1. 

A swastika was drawn on the wall in white paint next to a message which read: "Nicola Sturgeon = Hitler" followed by "coronavirus is a hoax". 

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The graffiti was removed later that day. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We can confirm that officers are investigating a vandalism in the Whitletts Road area of Ayr. Enquiries are at an early stage."