article_snippet: A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl is believed to now be worthless after a vandal painted over it so A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl is now wearing a burkha.
article_snippet: The 6ft tall mural, thought to be worth £100,000, has the word 'smile' in brightly coloured letters written above a girl, originally pictured in pigtails - but now only A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl eyes remain visible.
article_snippet: A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl a pouting young girl in Hounslow, which first appeared in 2007 (left) was defaced over the weekend to show a girl wearing a burkha, leaving only a girl eyes visible .
article_snippet: Sam Spencer, 32, added: 'I was walking to Hounslow station on Sunday, which is right near A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl and saw a girl had been covered with a burkha. '
article_snippet: Soon after the mural appeared in 2007, Paul Riley, the then landlord of the North Star pub - now a bar called Platform 3 - installed CCTV to stop A suspected Banksy of a pouting young girl being vandalised.
article_snippet: A representative for Banksy has confirmed to MailOnline that the work is not by a girl.
article_snippet: Because of the value attached to many of Banky's pieces, the work had long been targeted by thieves hoping to sell stolen work for huge amounts.
article_snippet: It soared in value when Banksy confirmed It was one of Banksy pieces - and the wall was boarded up but a bidding war ensued as locals tried to raise an estimated £1million to secure an estimated £1million for the town.
article_snippet: last year, a Banksy painting of a woman staring at an empty plinth on the wall of an amusement arcade in Folkestone, Kent, was valued at £300,000.