In short: The colonial-era statue of William Crowther was toppled this week, just hours before a tribunal was due to hand down its decision on the statue's removal. The colonial-era statue of William Crowther was toppled this week, just hours before a tribunal was due to hand down its decision on the statue's removal. Police are investigating video posted on …
Charges of criminal damage have been brought over the toppling of a statue of 17th-century British slave trader Edward Colston. Four people have been charged with criminal damage in connection with the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century British slave trader, prosecutors have said. The bronze statue of Edward Colston, a former top official in the Royal African Company, …