"They are being prosecuted for causing thousands of pounds of damage to a public memorial," she said. The court noted the estimated cost to repair the fountain was £7,080.24.
"The key thing about this is that the marble is porous," he replied, adding that if the marble had not been cleaned immediately it risked the dye seeping in and staining the stone.
"I did not believe that there would be damage at any point," Mr Ings said. He reflected on his belief that the dye would simply wash away.
CCTV footage showed a number of the protesters dyeing their hands and then leaving red handprints on the stonework of the fountain.
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