Woman charged after Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial in Derbyshire ‘defaced with faeces’

A climate protestor sparked outrage after appearing to pour faeces and urine on the memorial on Saturday
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died in 2021 aged 100 after raising £32m for charity
PA Archive
Lydia Chantler-Hicks3 October 2022

A 21-year-old woman has been charged after a memorial of Captain Sir Tom Moore was defaced in Derbyshire on Saturday.

A climate protester sparked fury after appearing to pour faeces and urine over a memorial to the late British Army officer, who rose to fame after raising millions for the NHS during the pandemic.

Madeleine Budd, of Kedleston Avenue, Manchester, has been charged with criminal damage following the incident, Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed on Monday afternoon.

She was arrested on the force’s behalf by the Met Police on Sunday, after the memorial for Captain Sir Tom was defaced at Thistley Meadow in Hatton, south Derbyshire.

She is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Captain Sir Tom Moore rose to fame after he set up a campaign to complete 100 walks in a bid to raise funds for the NHS during the Covid-19 crisis.

Sir Tom, who raised more than £32m for charity, was knighted by Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle in July 2020.

He died with Covid-19 last February at the age of 100.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in