Two people have been charged after orange paint powder was thrown at the stones of Stonehenge during a Just Stop Oil protest.
Rajan Naidu, 73, and Niamh Lynch, 22, have been charged with destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument in Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Police said in a statement: “We have been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge Rajan Naidu, 73, of Gosford Street, Birmingham, and Niamh Lynch, 22, of Norfolk Road, Bedford, with destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument, and intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance. "They have been bailed to appear at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on December 13."
Two people have been charged after the incident PA
Images from the World Heritage site showed the moment protesters laid siege to the stones Just Stop Oil
Stonehenge is a Unesco heritage site Wikipedia Commons
Strait_Cleaning on November 14th, 2024 at 19:55 UTC »
“No one knows who they were. Or what they were doing.”
Spinal Tap lives rent free in my head every time Stonehenge is mentioned.
lood9phee2Ri on November 14th, 2024 at 18:16 UTC »
charges actually -
Obviously there's an "or" there, they did not succeed in destroying Stonehenge just did minor damage (yes defacement counts as damage), there's probably just some specific legal charge wording involved, it's been a protected structure under the law since, oh, 1882.
Ebonyks on November 14th, 2024 at 18:00 UTC »
I'm convinced more and more everyday that these groups are funded by oil-allied organizations to help make environmentalists seem wacky instead of in the best interest of everyone.