A hit and run driver who moved down a boy of 12, a vile bully who terrorised his ex in front of her screaming children and the Arena bomb plotter are among the people from Greater Manchester who have been jailed this week.
09.02.2022 - 22:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Families of the 22 who died in the Manchester Arena bombing have reacted with anger and dismay after a second act of vandalism at a memorial for their lost loved ones.
A vandal scratched a series of lines into the white marble 'halo' featuring the names of those died in the May 2017 attack.
Council officials have handed to police CCTV of a suspect, a man who was captured at the 'Glade of Light' memorial in Manchester city centre at about 2.15am today (Wednesday), the M.E.N. understands.
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It's the second act of vandalism at the memorial in two months.
In December, fences were pulled down and family members of some of the victims of the atrocity reported people 'being sick and urinating' nearby.
In the last attack, at least 15 different places around the marble halo have been vandalised with scratch marks.
The memorial was only opened to the public last month. An official unveiling will take place in the spring ahead of the fifth anniversary of the attack.
Bereaved families have made personalised memory capsules containing mementos and messages which are embedded inside the halo.
Following the latest act of vandalism, Claire Brewster, who lost her sister Kelly, 32, and was seriously injured herself, tweeted two broken heart emojis and asked: "What the f*** is wrong with you people?????"
Responding to that message, Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett, 29, was among the 22 who died in the attack, tweeted three black heart and thumbs down emojis alongside this message: "So sad to hear that. I don't get the mindset of some people. They must have dark hearts to do such a thing."
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A hit and run driver who moved down a boy of 12, a vile bully who terrorised his ex in front of her screaming children and the Arena bomb plotter are among the people from Greater Manchester who have been jailed this week.
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