Three teenagers have been handed six-month referral orders for criminal damage after they daubed the words “Free Palestine” on the Rochdale Cenotaph. The Greater Manchester war memorial was defaced on November 7 last year, just a day after two other teenagers damaged poppy wreaths while shouting anti-Semitic language. Ahmed, Tariq, and the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and were ordered to pay compensation and costs. The incident led to police guarding the memorial ahead of Remembrance Day.