Five more protesters charged over anti-fracking protests in North Yorkshire
It takes the total number of people charged with criminal offences this week in connection with demonstrations in the village of Kirby Misperton designed to prevent specialist equipment getting on to a planned test-fracking site to nine.
The five new people to be charged over events on Thursday include an 18-year-old woman accused of assaulting two police officers.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdA 26-year-old woman has been charged with obstructing a police officer, while a 33-year-old man, a 35-year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman have all been charged with obstructing the highway.
All five will appear at York Magistrates Court next month.