Police name Bristol man accused of attacking officers outside squat
Some officers sustained minor injuries after the Kill the Bill protest, say police
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A Kingsdown man has been charged with five counts of assaulting an emergency worker in Bristol city centre.
Around 50 people lingered outside a squat on High Street after the 12th Kill the Bill protest in the city - against the proposed Police and Crime Bill - ended peacefully on Saturday evening (May 1).
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image captionAvon and Somerset Police said items were thrown at officers after the peaceful protest had finished
A man has been charged with five counts of assaulting five police officers after the latest Kill the Bill protest in Bristol.
He was released on bail to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court on 15 July.
Police said items were thrown at officers by a group which gathered outside a High Street property after a peaceful protest had ended.
About 200 protesters had earlier marched from College Green to the start of the M32, where police blocked their path.
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Bristol Magistrates Court A BOURNEMOUTH man has been fined several hundred pounds after travelling on a train without paying the fare. Lloyd Gordon Hamilton, 49, was alleged to have used a Great Western Railway service at Bristol Temple Meads on October 12, 2020, having not paid the £75.45 ticket and with intent to avoid paying it. Hamilton did not attend a hearing at Bristol Magistrates Court on April 19 and the case was proved in his absence. The bench issued the defendant, whose address was given as Frances Road, Bournemouth, a £440 fine. He was also ordered to pay £75.45 compensation, a £44 surcharge and £180 costs.
Moment ravers roar and charge at police in illegal party
They can be heard counting down from 10 before rushing at police
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Police bodycam footage shows ravers roaring and charging at officers during an illegal party which saw five people jailed this month.
Bristol Live reported earlier this week on four people imprisoned after attacking police at a rave which took place last Halloween (October 31) in a disused warehouse. In total, five ravers have been jailed for a combined 60 weeks.
Around 500 to 700 people gathered for a party lasting almost 24 hours at Beeches Industrial Estate, Yate. The event started at around 10pm, but police were not able to disperse people until 2pm the next day because of the sheer size of the initial gathering.