Greater Manchester Police apologised on 23 July 2026 for failing to review devices belonging to Jihad Al-Shamie despite arresting him twice before he attacked a synagogue. The phone review failure missed an opportunity to prevent the attack.
On 23 July 2026, Greater Manchester Police apologised and acknowledged a critical failure in investigating the Heaton Park synagogue attacker, with the chief constable stating that crucial phone data seized during an earlier search was not examined. The oversight represented a missed opportunity to prevent the attack.