CPS - Crown Prosecution Service
CPS - Crown Prosecution Service
11/14/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/14/2024 06:29
CPS authorises charges following Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge
Sophie Stevens, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Wessex said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Wiltshire Police to charge Naidu Rajan and Niamh Lynch with offences related to damage caused to the protected monument Stonehenge on 19 June 2024.
"They will appear at Salisbury Magistrates' Court on 13 December 2024 for a first hearing.
"I would like to remind all concerned that there are active criminal proceedings against these individuals, and they have the right to a fair trial. There must be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online that may in any way prejudice these proceedings."
Notes to editors
- Rajan Naidu (DOB: 28/11/1950) has been charged with one count of destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument, and one count of causing a public nuisance.
- Niamh Lynch (DOB: 24/10/2004) has been charged with one count of destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument, and one count of causing a public nuisance.