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Four charged with criminal damage after Edward Colston statue was toppled
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe Crown Prosecution Service has charged four people with criminal damage after a contentious statue of Edward Colton was toppled and dumped in a harbour.Protesters are accused of pulling the statue of Colston down before pushing it into Bristol harbour in June.Rhian Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 32, and Sage Willoughby, 21, will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 25 January 2021 for their first hearing.The toppling of the statue took place following Black Lives Matter protests across the UK in the summer.
