Detectives investigating racist graffiti that was scrawled across a sign of a south London football club have made an arrest. A 64-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage and displaying writing with intent to stir up racial hatred. The Met described the graffiti as 'hugely offensive' far-right remarks which were daubed outside the stadium on Champion Hill, with the graffiti appearing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays over the period.
PC Nicolas Wilson, who polices in East Dulwich, previously said: 'They (the graffiti) are hugely offensive and distressful to local people and the staff and players at the club.' He described the club as a 'pillar of the community' and said the attacks on its property were 'unacceptable', highlighting the impact of such hate crimes on community identity.
Club Chairman, Ben Clasper, stated: 'However, we were shocked to see the graffiti escalate from attacking us for cutting back vegetation into disgusting extreme racism and anti-immigration comments.' This emphasizes the alarming progression of the graffiti from minor vandalism to severe hate speech.
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