Italian police launch manhunt for a UK tourist who defaced walls of Colosseum

Italian police have launched a manhunt for a tourist who defaced the walls of the Colosseum in a recent viral video, who is from the UK. The young man was captured on film by another person carving his name, and that of his girlfriend’s, into the brick walls of the ancient Roman monument.

The footage, which emerged early this week, has since gone viral on social media with people, especially the Italians calling for his arrest. He allegedly used a set of keys to carve the words “Ivan + Hayley 23”  at the busy amphitheatre.