{"id":242803,"date":"2025-07-06T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/242803\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T13:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:45:15","slug":"man-arrested-after-windrush-exhibition-vandalised-in-south-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/242803\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in south London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been arrested after an exhibition honouring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/windrush\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Windrush;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Windrush<\/a> generation was vandalised in Brixton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/met-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Met Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Met Police<\/a> officers were called to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/windrush-square\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Windrush Square;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Windrush Square<\/a> at 6.09am on Thursday, 3 July, following reports of criminal damage to the display.<\/p>\n<p>A swift <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/investigation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:investigation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">investigation<\/a> was launched, and on Saturday, 5 July, a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism. He remains in police custody.<\/p>\n<p>Police have confirmed that, based on enquiries so far, the incident is not being treated as a hate crime. Further investigations are under way to determine the full circumstances.<\/p>\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The Windrush Untold Stories Exhibition has been vandalised in a \u2018blatant act of racial hatred\u2019 just over a week since it was unveiled in Brixton. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZpmYnPmW2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/nZpmYnPmW2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pic.twitter.com\/nZpmYnPmW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melissa Sigodo (@melissasigodo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissasigodo\/status\/1940771509712441433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:July 3, 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Superintendent Gabriel Cameron, who leads policing in Brixton, said: \u201cWe understand that those in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/community\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:community;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">community<\/a> will feel distressed about vandalism to the Windrush exhibition in Brixton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that this was not a hate crime, and I want to reassure anyone with concerns, that a man has now been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal neighbourhood officers have been in contact with the organiser of the exhibition, and remain in the area to respond to any questions or worries that people may have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been arrested after an exhibition honouring the Windrush generation was vandalised in Brixton. 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