'Manchester is better than this': Street artist repairs George Floyd mural after it was daubed with vile racist graffiti
manchestereveningnews.co.ukwas targeted by vandals on Tuesday night (July 21).The portrait of the American security guard was created in the weeks following his death on May 25.Akse - who has created a number of stunning murals across the city - started work to repair the mural on Wednesday morning.He was seen wearing a facemask and using spray paints to rectify the artwork - which was repaired in just over 30 minutes.The “intolerable” racist language scrawled across the painting was initially boarded up by council workers.Police and council officers are reviewing CCTV footage from Stevenson Square as they work to identify the offender.City Centre spokesperson Pat Karney told the M.E.N that officials will do everything they can to find the perpetrator.“This shameful.
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