A man has been charged in connection with a reported theft from the Ozzy Osbourne shrine in Birmingham city centre before it was dismantled.

Police were alerted to an alleged theft at Black Sabbath Bench in Broad Street where dozens of floral tributes and messages were left in memory of Ozzy in the days following his death on July 22.

Officers arrested 45-year-old Parviz Jafarion on Saturday, August 2, in connection with the incident.

He has now been charged with 'theft of flowers', police said.

Jafari is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 3.

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The shrine, dedicated to Ozzy, was taken down earlier this week.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "A man has been charged in connection with theft f

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