Bizarre CCTV footage has shown how vandal Anwar Hosseni appeared to pray in front of the Glade of Light memorial - before damaging it. The 24-year-old was yesterday handed a community order after a series of scratches were found on the Manchester Arena bombing memorial in the city centre in February this year.
In footage shared with the Manchester Evening News Hosseni, of Salford, can be seen walking up to the side of the memorial, before bending down and scribbling something. He then moves onto another section of the memorial, crouching down and scratching something into the marble.
In the four minute long video, Hosseni then moves to another section further along the memorial which is lit by a streetlight, and stays there for a long period of time. He appears to be praying as he crouches, before he moves onto another section, makes an ‘X’ gesture with his arms and continues scratching the marks.
