UK police arrest man after Banksy artwork snatched from London street | Arts and Culture News

Man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of theft and prison injury after removing of set up in south London.

UK police have arrested a person suspected of stealing a Banksy paintings hours after its set up on a London avenue nook.

The person in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of theft and prison injury on Saturday, London’s Metropolitan Police mentioned, following the removing of the set up consisting of a cease signal adorned with army drones.

“This incident is at present being investigated by officers,” a police spokesperson mentioned.

“Anybody who could have details about the incident or the whereabouts of the signal is requested to name police.”

The suspect’s arrest got here after a video emerged exhibiting a person with bolt cutters climbing on a bicycle with the assistance of one other man to take away the paintings.

Within the video, an individual’s voice might be heard saying, “it makes me so irritated”, as the person runs away from the scene with the signal beneath his arm.

Jasmine Ali, deputy chief of Southwark Council within the Peckham space of south London, known as for the return of the paintings.

“It shouldn’t have been eliminated and we’d prefer it again so everybody locally can take pleasure in Banksy’s sensible work,” Ali mentioned.

Banksy, whose actual title and identification are unconfirmed, has usually forged a important eye on battle in his artworks and a few followers on-line speculated that the set up took intention on the warfare in Gaza.