{"id":345559,"date":"2025-08-15T03:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T03:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345559\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T03:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T03:45:15","slug":"man-arrested-for-stealing-flowers-from-ozzy-osbournes-memorial-site-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345559\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for stealing flowers from Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s memorial site in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been arrested for theft of tribute flowers from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> memorial site in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/ozzy-osbourne-obituary-black-sabbath-heavy-metal-the-osbournes-3880443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-dies-at-the-age-of-76-3879970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The heavy metal pioneer frontman died last month<\/a> (July 22) at age 76. In a statement, his family shared that he was \u201csurrounded by love\u201d at the time of his passing. His death came just weeks after he played a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-ozzy-osbourne-give-final-solo-performance-before-farewell-black-sabbath-gig-3876257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0final live show<\/a>\u00a0in his hometown, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/black-sabbath-and-ozzy-osbournes-final-gig-raised-nearly-200million-for-charity-3876901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised \u201ca ton\u201d of money for charity<\/a>\u00a0along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Since his passing, thousands of fans have taken to the streets of Birmingham to leave flowers and emotional tributes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/black-sabbath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Sabbath<\/a> icon, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-funeral-thousands-gather-emotional-family-rock-icon-laid-to-rest-3881754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands more lined the streets on July 31 for the funeral procession<\/a>. Ozzy was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-laid-to-rest-in-grounds-of-uk-mansion-after-private-ceremony-attended-by-elton-john-metallica-and-more-3882106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laid to rest at a private ceremony<\/a> in Buckinghamshire, which was attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elton-john\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elton John<\/a>, members of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/metallica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metallica<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/08\/ozzy-osbourne-memorial-flowers-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consequence<\/a> has reported that a 45-year old man, Parviz Jafari, has been arrested and charged with theft after West Midlands Police officers were alerted that flowers were taken from the Broad Street memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Jafari was arrested earlier this month (August 2), and is currently scheduled to appear in court on September 3.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced earlier this month (August 6), that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-flowers-and-tributes-are-being-preserved-and-sent-to-his-family-3883250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the flowers and tributes laid in central Birmingham for the late Black Sabbath icon are being preserved<\/a> by the Central Bid Birmingham to be sent to the late singer\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>It has since been revealed that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbournes-cause-of-death-confirmed-3882952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy\u2019s death certificate lists the cause of death as a heart attack<\/a>, while also mentioning that he was suffering from a coronary heart disease and Parkinson\u2019s.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbournes-death-certificate-includes-a-legendary-job-title-3883060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It also listed his occupation as \u201cSongwriter, Performer and Rock Legend\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition \u2018Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero\u2019, which showcases his most prestigious international honours,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-working-class-hero-exhibition-in-birmingham-extended-due-to-public-demand-3882893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will remain open at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery until January 2026<\/a>. Additionally, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-and-sharon-osbourne-biopic-still-in-the-works-3883266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biopic of Ozzy and Sharon\u2019s lives is in the works at Sony Pictures<\/a>, with negotiations with a director ongoing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-and-sharon-osbourne-biopic-officially-announced-3076451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The project was first announced in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the army band, tributes have also come from the likes of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/zak-starkey-reveals-he-turned-down-chance-to-join-sabbath-3880363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zak Starkey<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/adam-sandler-looks-back-at-ozzy-osbournes-badass-cameo-in-little-nicky-3880286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Sandler<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-ghost-dedicate-sold-out-madison-square-garden-show-to-ozzy-osbourne-3880029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost<\/a>\u2019s Tobias Forge,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alice-cooper-pays-tribute-to-icon-ozzy-osbourne-3880116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Cooper<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elton-john\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elton John<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yungblud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yungblud<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/billie-joe-armstrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billie Joe Armstrong<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jack-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack White<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-coldplay-honour-ozzy-osbourne-with-cover-of-black-sabbaths-changes-3880176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coldplay<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gojira-announce-tragic-news-of-ozzy-osbournes-death-during-concert-dedicate-flying-whales-to-black-sabbath-legend-3880078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gojira<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-jake-e-lee-shares-touching-final-text-message-from-black-sabbath-legend-3880434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake E Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been arrested for theft of tribute flowers from an Ozzy Osbourne memorial site in Birmingham.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,3981,453,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-345559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-metal","13":"tag-rock","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115030728665531913","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}