A 20-year-old man has been arrested following reports of criminal damage to tributes for the arena attack victims in and around Manchester Victoria station area.

At around 3.40pm on Sunday (November 24), officers received reports of a man damaging property around the AO car park, including breaking glass and a traffic cone.

Further damage was reported to some of the tributes left for victims of the Arena attack.

Officers arrested a man, aged 20, on suspicion of criminal damage and burglary. The was taken to custody for questioning while investigations are ongoing.

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The damaged items were subsequently cleaned up and the area has since been tidied.

Relatives of victims of the attack have also been contacted by officers regarding the incident.

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Detective Superintendent Sarah Harris, from GMP’s Manchester district, said: “Criminal damage and behaviour that disrupts the lives of people going about their daily business is never acceptable.

“The fact that this incident involved damage to tributes to victims of the arena attack is particularly disgusting and is something that we have zero tolerance for.

“I want to reassure the public that we are working hard to establish the circumstances, and I am glad a quick arrest was made.

“We are not looking for anyone else in connection with our work and enquires are ongoing. If you saw anything or believe you may have information that could assist our investigation, I would urge you to contact police via 101 or gmp.police.uk, quoting log 2049 of 24/11/24.”

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