Woman charged following unauthorised protest - Hunter Valley

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Woman charged following unauthorised protest - Hunter Valley

Saturday, 29 June 2024 01:50:23 PM

A woman has been charged following an unauthorised protest in the Hunter Valley this morning.

About 8.10am (Saturday 29 June 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Branxton following reports a woman had allegedly entered the rail corridor and were causing obstruction to trains.

Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 24-year-old woman.

The woman was taken to Singleton Police Station where she was charged with cause obstruction to railway locomotive or rolling stock, enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, cause/attempt to cause train or tram in motion to be stopped, and interfere with etc equipment etc without permission.

She was bail refused to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Sunday 30 June 2024.

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