Northern Quarter George Floyd mural hit with racist graffiti again - as CCTV picks up vandal at 5.30am
direct to your inboxA councillor has slammed 'racist cowards' after the mural of George Floyd in the Northern Quarter was vandalised again.The portrait of the US security guard, who died in Minneapolis after being forcibly held down by police officers in May last year, was targeted in the early hours of Friday.Street artist Akse created the tribute in Stevenson Square in the weeks that followed his death.Councillor Jon-Connor Lyons, who represents the Piccadilly ward on Manchester city council, said the mural was daubed with graffiti by a 'racist vandal'.It's understood to have happened at 5.30am.A man is said to have been spotted by council CCTV operators and chased by police officers through the city centre.Get the latest updates from