[Sport] Free-climber arrested after scaling the Cheesegrater
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, A man has been arrested after he was filmed climbing the Leadenhall buildingAt a glanceA man was seen scaling the Cheesegrater skyscraper in the City on FridayPolice say they met the man on the roof and arrested himHe has been taken into custodyPublished22 September 2023A free-climber has been arrested after scaling a London skyscraper nicknamed the Cheesegrater.Footage of the incident showed a man climbing the 225m (738ft) Leadenhall building without the use of climbing equipment.City of London Police said a suspect was met by officers on the roof, arrested, and taken into custody.Ch Insp Tom Fisher, of City of London Police, said a man had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass "after climbing up the Leadenhall building in the City".Image source, PA Image caption, A free-climber was seen scaling the Cheesgrater skyscraper on Friday morning"We were called at 09:06 BS
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A man was seen scaling the Cheesegrater skyscraper in the City on Friday
Police say they met the man on the roof and arrested him
He has been taken into custody
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A free-climber has been arrested after scaling a London skyscraper nicknamed the Cheesegrater.
Footage of the incident showed a man climbing the 225m (738ft) Leadenhall building without the use of climbing equipment.
City of London Police said a suspect was met by officers on the roof, arrested, and taken into custody.
Ch Insp Tom Fisher, of City of London Police, said a man had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass "after climbing up the Leadenhall building in the City".
"We were called at 09:06 BST and quickly put a cordon in place. He was met on the roof by police officers and taken into custody," he added.
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