A teenager was arrested after police officers were 'targeted with fireworks' at a vigil held to remember a 16-year-old who tragically died in a crash last weekend. The incident, on Droylsden Road, saw the teenager sustain fatal injuries after the vehicle he was in collided with a lamppost.
Police put a dispersal order in place around Droylsden after ‘officers were targeted’ following the vigil. The Manchester Evening News understands the move followed anti-social behaviour at the vigil, after police had tried to 'engage to ease tensions'. The vigil had been held for 16-year-old Ben Burbidge, who died in the car crash on Saturday evening (October 15).
A 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder by officers on patrol in nearby Audenshaw on Monday (October 17). The teenager has since been bailed pending further enquiries.
