Two women charged with multiple offences including criminal damage in Highbury Road, Brandon

Two women have been charged with multiple offences including criminal damage after an incident in a town.

Police were called to Highbury Road, Brandon, shortly after 6.50am on Tuesday.

Officers had received reports of a group of people on the roof of a warehouse, with some spraying paint on the building and smashing windows.

Police and specialist negotiators attended the scene and the incident was safely resolved by 9pm.

Two women were arrested at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Millie Gordon, 21, of Braken Close in Stanish, Greater Manchester, has been charged with:

-Having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, namely a crowbar and hammer

-Criminal damage

-Trespassing on land with the intention of obstructing/disrupting lawful activity

Amy Westray, 23, of Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow, Greater London, has subsequently been charged with the following offences:

-Having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, namely a crowbar, hammer and paint

-Criminal damage

-Trespassing on land with the intention of obstructing/disrupting lawful activity

The pair are due to appear before Suffolk Magistrates’ Court today.