Fourth person charged following protest at Prime Minister's home

26 Feb 2024 01:20 PM

A fourth person has been charged following a protest at the home of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 3 August.

The CPS has authorised a single count of criminal damage against Michael Grant, 64, and he will appear at York Magistrates' Court on 21 March. 

Grant will appear alongside Mathieu Soete, 38, Amy Rugg-Easey, 33, and Alexander Wilson, 32, who were each charged with criminal damage on Tuesday, 20 February following authorisation by the CPS. 

The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are active and that they have the right to a fair trial.

It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.

Notes to Editors

• Michael Grant, (DOB: 14/11/1959), is of Rosewell, Midlothian.
• Mathieu Soete, (DOB: 16/02/1986), is of Hackney, London. 
• Alexandra Wilson, (DOB: 8/2/1992), is of Shiremoor, North Tyneside.
• Amy Rugg-Easey, (DOB: 9/11/1990), is of Shiremoor, North Tyneside.
• The four defendants will appear at York Magistrates’ Court on 21 March.
• The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
• The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.