Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, then glued their hands together, demanding an emergency plan to just stop oil by 2030.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Two women in their 80s have been charged after the glass protecting the Magna Carta was attacked. Footage shows Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, using a hammer and chisel to break the glass which covers the historical document at the British Library. They have both been charged with criminal damage and released on bail.
Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, broke the glass The gallery that houses the display is closed until further notice There are only four surviving copies of the Magna Carta, two of which are held at the British Library and the others being stored at Lincoln Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral.
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