A man has admitted causing damage to the Manchester Arena bombing memorial and is due to be sentenced next month. Anwar Hosseni, 24, of Salford, has pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage worth £10,000 to the 'Glade of Light' memorial in Manchester city centre on February 9 when a series of scratch marks were found.
Mr Hosseni appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning where it emerged he had admitted the offence when he appeared before Tameside magistrates on February 10. He will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on May 4.
Mr Hosseni, wearing jeans and a jacket with a small daffodil in his lapel, spoke only to confirm his date of birth and address at Twillbrook Drive in Salford during the brief hearing.
