Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Wednesday 29th January 2025, at 20:50hrs
The memorials were in memory of two police officers murdered in the line of duty
A man has been charged following an investigation into the damage caused to two police memorials in Leeds.
In an update posted today, West Yorkshire Police said:
“A man is due to appear in court charged over incidents where the memorials to two murdered Leeds police officers were targeted at the weekend.
Jonathan Enoch, aged 56, of Ryedale Court, Seacroft, has been charged with two counts of intentionally causing a public nuisance under Section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
The charges relate to incidents on Saturday evening where black paint was sprayed on the memorial to PC Ian Broadhurst, who was shot and killed in Dib Lane on Boxing Day 2003, and on the memorial to Sgt John Speed, who was shot and killed in Kirkgate in the city centre on October 31, 1984.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court tomorrow.”
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