A woman has been charged following an unauthorised protest near Maitland overnight.
About 10.30pm (Tuesday 2 July 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Singleton following reports a person had allegedly entered the rail corridor and were causing obstruction to trains.
Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 22-year-old woman from Victoria.
She was taken to Singleton Police Station, where she was charged with enter enclosed lands – serious safety risk, cause obstruction to railway locomotive & interfere with equipment and enter enclosed lands.
She was refused bail to appear before a Muswellbrook Local Court today (Wednesday 3 July 2024).
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