Case against Sheffield tree protesters is dropped
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#2AAF1)
Jenny Hockey, 70, and Freda Brayshaw, 72, say they are relieved but angry after prosecutors drop public order charges
Two pensioners who were arrested after a standoff with police over the controversial chopping down of trees in Sheffield have said they feel "relief, grief and anger" after prosecutors dropped the case against them.
Jenny Hockey, a 70-year-old retired university professor, and Freda Brayshaw, a 72-year-old retired teacher, were held for eight hours in police cells following a dawn raid on their quiet residential street in November.
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