Overview
- Deborah Wilde, Simon Milner-Edwards, and William Ward were convicted of aggravated trespass for their protest at Wimbledon.
- The protesters threw confetti and puzzle pieces onto the court during matches, aiming to draw attention to climate change.
- Wilde and Ward received six-month conditional discharges, while Milner-Edwards was given an 18-month conditional discharge.
- The All England Lawn Tennis Club spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to manage potential protests after previous Just Stop Oil demonstrations.
- The defendants, who represented themselves, were not allowed to use the threat of climate change as a defense in court.