An actor scratched ‘light language’ onto the Manchester Arena bombing memorial, causing over £10,000 worth of damage. Anwar Hosseni, 24, earlier pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to the Glade of Light memorial when a number of scratch marks were found in February this year, prior to its official opening in May.
Manchester Crown Court heard that the Glade of Light memorial is based in the city centre and was created in memory of those who died during the attack at Manchester Arena in 2017. On February 9 this year, the council and Greater Manchester Police were notified by family members of the deceased of markings that had been etched onto the memorial.
They also received a further email from the public about the markings as well as damage to the halo, prosecutor Julian Goode said. CCTV footage close to the memorial was analysed and showed a man in the area at around 2am.
