Just Stop Oil pair convicted over Crucible Theater snooker protest

Spectators were “robbed” of their entertainment when matches were stopped, World Snooker Tour chief executive Simon Brownell said in a victim impact statement read to the court.

“They bought a ticket to our event and went out of their way to destroy it, with no regard for the thousands of people who saved their money to attend,” he said.

Security costs have risen by “hundreds of thousands of pounds” following the incident, he added.

In mitigation for Whittingham, the court heard the type of substance was selected “not to cause maximum damage, but simply to have a visual effect as part of the protest”.

Representing himself in court, Reid said: “I’m a pretty boring middle-aged person who, like a lot of people, is trying to do the best she can – it would have been so much easier to stay at home and pretend that my little community goes. be better”.