During the demonstration, Clark daubed yellow graffiti on the base of the statue under the former prime minster's name, adding: "racist". "They observed this defendant spray painting the word racist in yellow paint on the concrete base." (Image: PA)"He did not attend the scene with spray paint, he did not attend the scene with the intent to damage the statue," she said. Ms O'Brien said the case was about the criminal damage to the listed statue, rather than any social motivations. "This is not a case about offending the history of this country... we are here to deal with a small amount of spray paint on a statue."

Source: Daily Mirror October 09, 2020 19:15 UTC