Woman charged following unauthorised protest - Hunter Region

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 06:09:07 PM

A woman has been charged following an unauthorised protest near Maitland today.

About 3pm (Tuesday 2 July 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Thornton, following reports persons had allegedly entered the rail corridor and were causing obstruction to trains.

Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 69-year-old woman from Victoria.

She was taken to Maitland Police Station where she was charged with enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk, cause obstruction to railway locomotive or rolling stock and hinder working of mining equipment.

She was refused bail to appear before Maitland Local Court tomorrow (Wednesday 3 July 2024).

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