Frome woman charged in spray paint incident on Charles Darwin grave
Two people have been charged - including a woman from Frome
Two women have been charged with criminal damage after Charles Darwin's grave was spray-painted in Westminster Abbey on Monday.
The Metropolitan Police said Alyson Lee, 66, of Park Grove, Derby, and Diane Bligh, 77, of Langham Place, Frome, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 11 and February 12 respectively.
The slogan "1.5 is dead" was marked in chalk paint on the 19th-century biologist's grave at about 9.30am on Monday in a protest by Just Stop Oil.
The Met Police confirmed: "Two women will appear in court charged with criminal damage following an incident in Westminster Abbey on Monday, 13 January.
"Alyson Lee – 66 (20.06.58) of Park Grove, Derby and Diane Bligh – 77 (04.02.47) of Langham Place, Frome and have been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with criminal damage. Lee will appear on 11 February and Bligh on 12 February.
"The women were arrested after a substance, believed to be a powdered paint, was sprayed on an area inside Westminster Abbey."