A woman who poured faeces over a memorial to Sir Captain Tom Moore has admitted criminal damage.
Madeleine Budd damaged the life-sized statue of the World War Two veteran in Thistley Meadow, in Hatton, Derbyshire, on Friday in an apparent climate protest.She admitted the offence at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The case was adjourned until 25 October.
Mr Pratt told the court the incident was filmed and shared on social media as part of an environmental protest.District Judge Louisa Cieciora said the starting point for sentencing could be one year and six months in jail.The Army veteran became famous for his fundraising efforts during the first coronavirus lockdown
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