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Laura Webster

Women 'sexually assaulted in queue to attend Queen's lying in state', court hears

Members of the public in the queue at 6.43am on The Queen's Walk by Tower Bridge in London. Photograph: PA

TWO women were allegedly sexually assaulted in the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state, a court has heard.

Adio Adeshine, 19, allegedly exposed himself and pushed into the mourners from behind as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday evening after Westminster Hall opened its doors to the public.

He is said to have gone into the River Thames in an attempt to evade police officers before coming out and being arrested.

Adeshine was remanded in custody on Friday after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

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