Overview

• On August 8, prosecutors charged Parviz Jafari, 45, with theft of flowers from the Black Sabbath bench shrine on Broad Street.
• Officers arrested Jafari on August 2 following reports that floral tributes had been taken from the city-centre memorial.
• The shrine attracted thousands of flowers, cards and balloons after Osbourne died from a reported heart attack on July 22.
• Birmingham City Council cleared and archived the tributes ahead of the public funeral procession on July 30 at the family’s request.
• Authorities are safeguarding the preserved items until they can be officially handed over to the Osbourne family.