Four face trial over toppling of Bristol statue of Edward Colston
Four people are to go on trial accused of criminal damage in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
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Four people are to go on trial accused of criminal damage in relation to the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 last year.
The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 last year.
The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 last year.
Jurors are told slavery links have no bearing on four people accused of damaging the toppled statue.