A man has been arrested after an exhibition honouring the Windrush generation was vandalised in Brixton.
Met Police officers were called to Windrush Square at 6.09am on Thursday, 3 July, following reports of criminal damage to the display.
A swift investigation was launched, and on Saturday, 5 July, a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism. He remains in police custody.
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.
The Windrush Untold Stories Exhibition has been vandalised in a ‘blatant act of racial hatred’ just over a week since it was unveiled in Brixton. pic.twitter.com/nZpmYnPmW2
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Superintendent Gabriel Cameron, who leads policing in Brixton, said: “We understand that those in the community will feel distressed about vandalism to the Windrush exhibition in Brixton.
“We believe that this was not a hate crime, and I want to reassure anyone with concerns, that a man has now been arrested.
“Local 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.”
