Thousands of tributes were left near the Black Sabbath bench and mural in Birmingham City Centre, following the death of Ozzy Osbourne.
Tributes to Ozzy Osbounre left at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street in Birmingham (Joe Giddens/PA)
A West Midlands Police statement said: “We were alerted to a theft on Broad Street, and following enquiries, our officers identified a 45-year-old man and he was arrested last Saturday (August 2).”
Parviz Jafari has now been charged with theft of flowers, and will be appearing before magistrates on September 3