Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, both 22 and engineers in the Royal Air Force, admitted in Reading Magistrates’ Court that they were responsible for the March 2 vandalism in Newbury, the hometown of Paddington creator Michael Bond.

Daniel Heath and William Lawrence admitted to vandalism after they drunkenly broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear on a night out. View on euronews

Surveillance footage shows the moment two 22-year-old men broke and stole a statue of the children’s book and film character Paddington Bear from a bench in Newbury, England, earlier this month. The two men have been sentenced for “criminal damage.