A university worker has been fined £90 after throwing eggs at a statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Jeremy Webster, who is deputy director at the University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre, was pictured and filmed throwing the eggs shortly after the memorial’s installation in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on May 15.
The university said it “does not condone defacement” after the incident and said the matter was being addressed in line with its procedures. Three eggs were thrown at the monument with a cry of “oi” heard after one hit its target.
Lincolnshire Police said they spoke with the 59-year-old and he was given a fixed penalty notice under Section 5 of the Public Order Act. In a statement, the force said: “We have spoken with a 59-year-old man in relation to an incident involving eggs being thrown at a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher on May 15.
