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| Kill the Bill protest: Man charged over police officer assaults | |
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| Avon and Somerset Police said items were thrown at officers after the peaceful protest had finished | Avon and Somerset Police said items were thrown at officers after the peaceful protest had finished |
| A man has been charged with five counts of assaulting a police officer after the latest Kill the Bill protest in Bristol. | |
| Christian Jackson, 35, of Jamaica Street, Bristol, was arrested on Saturday and charged on Sunday. | Christian Jackson, 35, of Jamaica Street, Bristol, was arrested on Saturday and charged on Sunday. |
| He was released on bail to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 15 July. | He was released on bail to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 15 July. |
| Police said items were thrown at officers by a group which gathered outside a High Street property after a peaceful protest had ended. | Police said items were thrown at officers by a group which gathered outside a High Street property after a peaceful protest had ended. |
| About 200 protesters had earlier marched from College Green to the start of the M32, where police blocked their path. | About 200 protesters had earlier marched from College Green to the start of the M32, where police blocked their path. |
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