OttawaA 46-year-old man faces a charge of mischief to a war memorial, mischief exceeding $5,000, and harassment by treatening conduct. The monument was splashed with red paint earlier this month.46-year-old accused due in court SaturdayCBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2025 6:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoThe words ‘FEED ME’ are seen painted in red on the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has charged a man for the vandalism earlier this month of the National Holocaust Monument.On Friday afternoon, the police service announced a 46-year-old man has been accused of mischief to a war memorial, mischief exceeding $5,000 and harassment by threatening conduct. Police did not name the man. The charges stem from an incident on June 9 when the concrete memorial on the Kichi Zibi Mikan near Lebreton Flats was found splashed with red paint, including the words “feed me” painted in capital letters.The slogan appeared to be a reference to Gaza, which the United Nations had recently described as the “hungriest place on Earth.”Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, decried the vandalism as antisemitic. The accused man is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday.
Man charged over vandalism of National Holocaust Monument
