Two animal rights campaigners have admitted trying to stop the Scottish Grand National from taking place by entering the track.
Rose Paterson, 34, from London, and Joshua Parkinson, 27, from Leeds, were among 24 people from the Animal Rising group charged by police after the disruption of the race in Ayr in April.
Lawyer Clare Ryan, representing Paterson and Parkinson, entered guilty pleas on their behalf to a charge of committing a breach of the peace by conducting themselves in a disorderly manner and forming part of a disorderly crowd to overcome security and enter the racetrack.They admitted entering the track at Ayr Racecourse when a race meeting was in progress equipped with glue, piping and other implements designed to enable people to secure themselves to jumps, fences or railings on April 22.
The pair denied a second charge of trespassing at Ayr Racecourse on the same date, which was accepted by the Crown when the case was called at Ayr Sheriff Court on Wednesday.READ MORE:Procedural hearings also took place for a number of others who face the same two charges and were also excused from attendance on Wednesday.
Gemma Barnes, 23, from Norwich, Miranda Courtney, 39, from Leeds, Jamie Carter, 28, from Norwich, Nathan McGovern, 24, from London, Benjamin Stevenson, 23, from London, Zuki Paul, 23, from Reading, Imogen Robertson, 22, from Stirling, Alex Hamil, 55, from Bath, Robert Houston, 44, from London, Jennifer d’Netto, 54, from Malvern Wells, Joshua Lane, 26, from Alfreton, Calum Marshall, 25, from Edinburgh, and Claire Smith, 25, from Leeds, maintained their not guilty pleas through their lawyers and...
The Scottish Grand National was not delayed and the 18-horse race, which started at 3.38pm, was won by Kitty Light.
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