Man bailed after damage to October 7 memorial

Video circulated on social media showing a man attacking the Jewish memorial in Palmeira Square in Hove

A man arrested on suspicion of causing damage to a memorial in memory of those killed in the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel has been released on bail.

Video circulated on social media showing a man attacking the Jewish memorial in Palmeira Square in Hove, East Sussex.

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage.

He has since been released on bail pending further investigation, Sussex Police said.

The force previously said the incident was being treated as a hate crime.

Det Supt Ben Newman said: “We understand that this incident has caused great upset within many communities, and we would like to reassure the public that our investigation team is working hard to gather all the facts and bring this matter to a positive conclusion.”