Newcastle woman is one of 3 charged following pro-Palestinian demo outside Sir Keir Starmer's home

The three - from Leeds and Newcastle upon Tyne - have been charged with public order offences

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer outside his London house from Feb 2024
Author: Kat WrightPublished 10th Apr 2024

Three people have been charged with public order offences following a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's home yesterday (Tues 9th April).

A Metropolitan Police statement said: "Two women and a man arrested in Kentish Town on Tuesday April 9 have been charged with public order offences and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

"Leonorah Ward, 21, of Beechwood Mount, Burley, Leeds, Zosia Lewis, 23, of Rokeby Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne and Daniel Formentin, 24, of Woodside Avenue, Burley, Leeds, will appear before the court on Wednesday, April 10.

"All have been charged with section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 and for breaching court bail.

"The arrests were made on Tuesday, April 9 under section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.

"This power stops the harassment of a person at their home address if an officer suspects it is causing alarm or distress to the occupant."

On Tuesday, demonstrators hung a banner outside Sir Keir's house that read: "Starmer stop the killing", surrounded by red hand prints.

Protesters then laid rows of children's shoes in front of the Labour leader's door, a tactic that has been utilised at a number of pro-Palestine protests to signify children killed in Gaza.

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