Weymouth 'Just Stop Oil' protestor had death threats after disrupting Premier League match
21-year-old Louis McKechnie tied himself to a goal post during an Everton and Newcastle United game
A protester from Weymouth says he's had "hundreds" of death threats since disrupting a Premier League football match by tying himself to a goalpost.
Louis McKechnie, was charged with pitch encroachment and aggravated trespass after the incident during the game at Goodison Park between Everton and Newcastle United last month.
He stopped play for up to 10 minutes.
The 21-year-old, who is a student at Bournemouth University, has been speaking at a 'Just Stop Oil' press conference.
He told Greatest Hits Radio Dorset:
"As I was carried out, dozens and dozens of projectiles were thrown at me. Many more were trying to jump the barriers to attack me. That's how far we are willing to go and we're likely to go further. And I will do it again if I have to. If the Government doesn't Just Stop Oil, I will do it over and over again."
Just Stop Oil is a coalition of groups taking direct action to demand that the government immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK.
Louis added:
"Since doing this action I have received hundreds of death threats. I don't think I can ever return to Liverpool or Newcastle again. I have court there in a few weeks, and I expect I am going to be in quite a lot of trouble with the locals. I am going to go there and be responsible for me actions, and what ever consequences I face, I will face them with my head held up high."