Overview

• A 36-year-old woman attended a police station on Tuesday for a voluntary interview under caution, and enquiries remain ongoing.
• Officers have increased reassurance patrols in the area after footage of the incident circulated online on Monday afternoon.
• Bystander video shows the woman using scissors and saying the ribbons were “condoning genocide,” while local residents later re-tied the display.
• A separate video reported on Tuesday shows two women tearing down ribbons near Henlys Corner opposite a synagogue in a second incident.
• News outlets have named the woman as Nadia Yahlom, described in institutional bios as an Arts Council–funded PhD student affiliated with the University of Westminster’s CReAM, as the university reiterated its commitment to an inclusive environment.