Man charged with committing offensive act at Sydney Cenotaph, NSW

A man will appear in court next month after committing an offensive act at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney early this morning, NSW Police say.

About 3am (Sunday 25 November 2018), CCTV cameras captured a man entering the memorial site.

It’s alleged the man climbed on top of the memorial and was photographed with the statues.

Police from Sydney City Police Area Command attended and arrested a 20-year-old man.

He was taken to Day Street Police Station and issued a Field Court Attendance Notice for commit offensive act at war memorial.

The man, from Jarrahdale in Western Australia, is due to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 12 December 2018.

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