Overview

• Footage shows an unidentified woman using scissors to remove yellow ribbons from railings on Fortis Green Road by Princes Avenue Park in Muswell Hill on October 6.
• Confronted by bystanders, the woman said she was not committing a crime and claimed the display was condoning genocide.
• Witness Miranda Levy filmed the incident and said it was reported to police, and the ribbons were later re-tied to the fence.
• The Metropolitan Police said officers attended and are reviewing the video to assess potential offences, including hate crime or criminal damage, and have appealed for information.
• Yellow ribbons are used to show support for Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023, with officials saying 48 remain in Gaza and about 20 are believed to be alive, a sensitive issue following the recent Manchester synagogue attack.