Climate crisis: Doctors found not guilty of public disorder over Lambeth Bridge blockade

Six doctors and a nurse have been acquitted of breaching public order laws by a London court. The City of London magistrates’ court ruled that GPs David McKelvey, Chris Newman, Mark Russell, and Patrick Hart, hospital consultant obstetrician Alice Clack, clinical psychologist Rosie Jones, and specia...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2022-11, Vol.379, p.o2783-o2783
Main Author: Hussain, Zainab
Format: Article
Language:English
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Climate change
Emissions
Fossil fuels
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Summary:Six doctors and a nurse have been acquitted of breaching public order laws by a London court. The City of London magistrates’ court ruled that GPs David McKelvey, Chris Newman, Mark Russell, and Patrick Hart, hospital consultant obstetrician Alice Clack, clinical psychologist Rosie Jones, and specialist nurse Anna Bunten were not guilty of breaching section 14 of the public order act after they had blocked Lambeth Bridge on Sunday 10 April and were arrested shortly after 5 pm
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.o2783