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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tobi Thomas and Vikram Dodd

Sarah Everard vigil: Met to prosecute six over alleged Covid rule breaches

Floral tributes to Sarah Everard at Clapham Common bandstand
A woman looks at the tributes to honour Sarah Everard at the Clapham Common bandstand in south London on 15 March 2021. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty

Six people are being prosecuted by the Metropolitan police for allegedly breaching Covid-19 restrictions during a vigil for Sarah Everard, who was murdered by a Met officer.

According to court documents, those being charged include Dania Al-Obeid, 27, from Stratford, east London; Vivien Hohmann, 20, from Clapham, south London; Ben Wheeler, 21, from Kennington, south London; and Kevin Godin-Prior, 68, from Manchester. Their cases were heard at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday.

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