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| Stonehenge: Pair deny Just Stop Oil orange paint protest charges | |
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| Stonehenge was covered in orange paint during a Just Stop Oil protest, the court heard | Stonehenge was covered in orange paint during a Just Stop Oil protest, the court heard |
| Two people accused of damaging Stonehenge by throwing orange paint over it have appeared in court. | Two people accused of damaging Stonehenge by throwing orange paint over it have appeared in court. |
| Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, pleaded not guilty to two charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance. | Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, pleaded not guilty to two charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance. |
| The stones were covered in orange powder paint as part of a protest by the campaign group Just Stop Oil on 19 June, the court heard. | The stones were covered in orange powder paint as part of a protest by the campaign group Just Stop Oil on 19 June, the court heard. |
| A third defendant, Luke Watson, 35, was excused attendance from the hearing at Salisbury Crown Court and did not enter pleas to the charges he faces. | A third defendant, Luke Watson, 35, was excused attendance from the hearing at Salisbury Crown Court and did not enter pleas to the charges he faces. |
| Rajan Naidu (L) and Niamh Lynch (R) appeared at Salisbury Crown Court | Rajan Naidu (L) and Niamh Lynch (R) appeared at Salisbury Crown Court |
| Mr Naidu, of Gosford Street, in Birmingham, and Ms Lynch, of Norfolk Road, in Bedford, are set to face a trial on 30 October. | Mr Naidu, of Gosford Street, in Birmingham, and Ms Lynch, of Norfolk Road, in Bedford, are set to face a trial on 30 October. |
| A pre-trial review hearing will take place on 19 September. | A pre-trial review hearing will take place on 19 September. |
| Mr Watson, of Bishop's Stortford, Essex, will next appear in court on 30 May. | Mr Watson, of Bishop's Stortford, Essex, will next appear in court on 30 May. |
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