Anger, not joy, as slave trader's statue toppled Edward Colston: The city divided by a ... In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police confirmed there would be an investigation into the "act of ...

The cases of four people suspected of criminal damage over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston have been ... down in Bristol on 7 June. Avon and Somerset Police said it follows ...

The statue of Edward Colston, a 17th-century slave trader, was pulled from its plinth during a protest on 7 June 2020 before being dragged to Bristol harbour and thrown into the River Avon.

The Colston Four gave evidence that they believed the people of Bristol owned the statue and would consent to its toppling. Similarly, you are entitled to damage property to prevent or end a crime.

Earlier this week, a statue of Jen Reid was erected on the plinth where slave trader Edward Colston‘s once stood in Bristol. Last month, protestors toppled Edward Colston’s statue from its ...

Nearly five years ago in Bristol, a controversial statue of Edward Colston was toppled by activists, then dumped into the city’s harbour. The Grade II-listed structure of the slave trader and ...

The project was announced in the wake of the Black Lives Matter riots, with a statue of slave owner Edward Colston torn down by Left-wing mobs in Bristol. At the time, the London Mayor said he ...

A Conservative MP has warned that the acquittal of protestors who toppled a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol could “set a dangerous precedent”. The protestors, nicknamed “the Colston Four” walked ...