Chorlton man, 66, charged after Just Stop Oil protests at Wimbledon tennis championships
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 66 year-old man from Manchester has been charged by police after Just Stop Oil protests disrupted the Wimbledon tennis championships.
The Metropolitan Police in London said Simon Milner-Edwards, of Dartmouth Road, Chorlton, has been charged with aggravated trespass.
He and two others are due to appear before magistrates in the capital on Monday, August 7, added the Met. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. In a statement on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said: "Three people have been charged with aggravated trespass following two incidents at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Wednesday, 5 July. "Deborah Wilde, 68, from the Noel Park area of London, Simon Milner-Edwards, 66, of Dartmouth Road, Manchester, and William Ward, 66, of Stoneleigh Road, Surrey, have all been released on bail to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Monday, 7 August. "They arrested following two separate incidents at the tournament on the afternoon of Wednesday, 5 July.
They were detained by security staff before being arrested by Met officers." Wilde, said by Just Stop Oil to be a retired teacher, Ward IS said to be a retired civil engineer and Milner-Edwards was described by the group as a retired musician, were arrested just after 2pm on Wednesday after a protest during a match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro.
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