Man arrested after arena attack tributes damaged in 'disgusting' incident

A man has been arrested after a 'disgusting' campaign of damage on tributes left for the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack.

Police were called to Manchester Victoria at around 3:40pm on Sunday (November 24) following reports of a man damaging property around the AO car park, including breaking glass and a traffic cone.

Damage was later reported to some of the tributes left for the victims of the tragic Manchester Arena bomb attack which killed 22 people in May 2017 in what officers called a 'disgusting' incident.

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Officers have now arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage and burglary. He remains in custody for questioning. They said the area has since been respectfully tidied, and the families of the victims informed of the incident.

Detective Superintendent Sarah Harris, from GMP’s Manchester district, said: “Criminal damage and behaviour that disrupts the lives of people going about their daily business is never acceptable. The fact that this incident involved damage to tributes to victims of the arena attack is particularly disgusting, and is something that we have zero tolerance for.

“I want to reassure the public that we are working hard to establish the circumstances and I am glad a quick arrest was made.

“We are not looking for anyone else in connection with our work and enquires are ongoing. If you saw anything or believe you may have information that could assist our investigation, I would urge you to contact police via 101 or gmp.police.uk, quoting log 2049 of 24/11/24.”