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Woman tried to break into Canary Wharf migrant hotel, court told | |
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Police have had a presence at the Britannia Hotel due to protests against housing migrants | Police have had a presence at the Britannia Hotel due to protests against housing migrants |
A woman tried to force her way into a hotel housing migrants after one of its residents walked into her blind mother's flat, a court has heard. | |
Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on Wednesday evening, it is alleged. | |
At Thames Magistrates' Court on Friday, her lawyer indicated she would deny possession of an offensive weapon, affray, assault on an emergency worker and common assault. | |
The migrant who entered the flat, who is in his early 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of assault, the Metropolitan Police said. | |
The trouble started when she discovered a migrant inside her mother's flat, a five-minute walk away from the hotel, the court heard. | |
After chasing the man away, she went to the hotel at around 18:00 BST where she confronted a security guard who was trying her calm her down. | |
The hearing was told she returned a short time later with a meat cleaver and started banging it on a metal barrier outside the hotel. She was later arrested at her home. | |
Ms Augustus, of Tower Hamlets, was remanded into custody to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 12 September. | |
The hotel has been the focus of protests in recent weeks. | |
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