Man arrested after assault on statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

May 20, 2023 at 8:16 PM
Man arrested after assault on statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

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suspect has been arrested after a person carrying a Spider-Man masks appeared to assault a statue on the entrance of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in central London with a hammer and chisel.

Scotland Yard stated that officers have been known as to Portland Place on Saturday at round 4.15am, to a report that somebody had scaled scaffolding and was damaging the sculpture, and an arrest was made simply after 6pm.