A raft of anti-terrorism and security measures are being planned for a sculpture dedicated to Leeds police assault victim David Oluwale.
An artwork remembering Mr Oluwale, who drowned in 1969 after being repeatedly beaten and racially abused by two officers, will be unveiled next year in Leeds’ new Aire Park, in Hunslet. The sculpture, which is being created by by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, is part of a drive to make the city’s public art offering more diverse.
But the artist has been asked to consider “anti-terrorism and anti-vandalism” measures within its design, include paint resistant to graffiti, by Leeds City Council. It follows the alleged theft of a plaque dedicated to Mr Oluwale’s memory on Leeds Bridge in April, for which two men have since been arrested.
