A Suffolk woman has appeared in court accused of disrupting traffic during a protest on Tower Bridge in London. 

Scarlet Possnett, of Bury St Edmunds, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. 

The 19-year-old stood to confirm her name, age and address in front of a packed public gallery.

Christopher Riches, 21, of Flore, Northamptonshire, Amy Rugg-Easey, 31, of Shiremoor, Newcastle Upon Tyne, and Christopher Lewis-Farley, 52, of Malvern, Worcestershire, also appeared in court today, also accused of disrupting traffic during a protest on Tower Bridge. 

They pleaded not guilty to committing wilful obstruction of a highway at the landmark on April 8.

The charge sheet claims each defendant, “without lawful authority or excuse, wilfully obstructed the free passage along a highway, namely Tower Bridge … contrary to section 137(1) of the Highways Act 1980”.

The four were granted unconditional bail and are due to stand trial at the same court on February 10, 2023.