Two people have been charged after orange paint powder was thrown at the stones of Stonehenge during a Just Stop Oil protest in June.
Rajan Naidu, 73, and Niamh Lynch, 22, have been charged with destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument after orange paint powder was thrown at Stonehenge during a Just Stop Oil protest in June, Wiltshire Police said.Video footage showed members of the public trying to stop the protestors as they sprayed the powder across the stones.A spokesperson for English Heritage described the incident as "extremely upsetting.
" Read More: Just Stop Oil sprays orange paint on US embassy after historic Donald Trump election winRead More: Arresting peaceful protesters is 'just not British', Just Stop Oil say after two activists jailedToday in a statement Wiltshire Police said: "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...
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