Rashford mural graffiti ‘not racial’, say police
July 17, 2021
MANCHESTER: Police have said they do not think that abusive graffiti on a mural of England footballer Marcus Rashford was of a racial nature.
Officers are keeping an open mind over the motive for defacing the artwork in Withington, Manchester, following England’s penalty shootout loss to Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final.
No arrests have been made as CCTV footage continues to be reviewed and forensic test results from the spray paint used are awaited. Superintendent Richard Timson, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “On Monday morning when we saw the damage done to the mural in Withington we were all left appalled, and we stand with the rest of the community whose solidarity against this vile abuse ever since has really shown the best of our city.