Mystery over Banksy mural that suddenly disappeared - leaving locals who ’paid to keep it’ furious

LOCALS who say they forked out money to keep a Banksy in their town have been left fuming after it vanished - and now they’re demanding its return. Valentine’s Day Mascara appeared on a wall in Margate, Kent on February 14 last year - with the mystery street artist announcing within hours it was one of his. The piece showed a 1950s housewife with a black eye and missing tooth closing a chest freezer with the legs of a man hanging out the side - in what appeared to be a snap of a domestic violence victim’s revenge. At the time, the local council was slammed for TWICE taking away the freezer in front of the mural - saying it was ‘unsafe’. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the