London: Patrick Thelwell, a 23-year-old man from northern England, was on Monday charged with “threatening behaviour” after eggs were thrown towards King Charles III and Queen Consort during a visit to York last month.
Thelwell will appear at York Magistrates’ Court on January 20, 2023, informed the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which is probing the November 9 incident.
If convicted, he may have to serve up to six months in prison, according to sentencing guidelines.
Also Read: Egg Thrown At King Charles For Second Time In A Month
The university student, who was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence, was released on bail later that day. Part of his temporary release conditions stated that he could not carry eggs in public apart from when grocery shopping.
“The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986,” said Nick Price, head of CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.
“This follows an investigation by police into an incident in which eggs were thrown at HM (His Majesty) The King in York on November 9. 2022.”
Thelwell, he noted, has the right to a fair trial, and restrictions on what can be reported in an active UK criminal case were in place.
Videos which went viral on social media showed four eggs flying past King Charles and his wife, and smashing on the ground as they arrived for a traditional ceremony in York. The King was quite unmoved by the incident and carried on with the engagement.
Bhubaneswar: The leaders of all three major parties in Odisha - BJP, BJD and Congress…
Kolkata: CV Ananda Bose has been involved in multiple controversies and had several run-ins with…
Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) near Bhubaneswar has received 11 species of animals and…
Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan’s performance in Shoojit Sircar’s ‘I Want To Talk’ is being lauded by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the 42nd Amendment to the…
Berhampur: Fishermen helped a giant shark, which had got stuck on the beach in Sonapur…
Jajpur: Trouble seems to have mounted further for Bhaba Prasad Das, cousin of BJD organisational…
Perth: The writing was on the wall after India had reduced Australia to 12/3 in…