Teenagers charged after ‘Free Palestine’ spray painted on city cenotaph

Two youngsters have been charged after “Free Palestine” was written on a Cenotaph in Greater Manchester.

The conflict memorial in Rochdale was spray painted with the phrase in crimson paint on November 7.

Greater Manchester Police has charged two males with racially aggravated prison injury, with one accused of theft. The pair had been arrested on Tuesday (November 7).

The pressure mentioned neither might be recognized on account of their age, which was additionally not disclosed. Both have been launched on bail.

Since the incident, officers have been stationed on the memorial, which is yards away from the police station.

Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Round mentioned: “I hope the swift charges provide some reassurance to the public that our investigation is moving at pace.

“I perceive the emotional misery that has been prompted in the area people by the injury to the cenotaph and our staff of detectives will proceed working tirelessly to carry these accountable to account.”

The Cenotaph was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the one in Whitehall. It is one of seven outside London and was unveiled in 1922.

The vandalism comes as tens of thousands of activists prepare to march in London on Remembrance Day, despite backlash that labels the protest “disrespectful”.

There have been countless pro-Palestine marches and demonstrations taking place across the UK since Israel elevated bombings.

And this isn’t the primary one to be controversial, with a deliberate march on Remembrance Day sparking anger and being labelled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as “disrespectful”.

The October 7 assaults by Hamas noticed 1,400 Israelis killed and 200 taken hostage. Since the assaults, greater than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombings.