Shard freeclimber jailed for 24 weeks for breaching injunction

George King taken to court by skyscraper's manager, which wants to 'deter other climbers'

A climber who scaled the Shard building, in central London, without ropes or suction pads has been jailed for breaching an injunction imposed by its owners.

George King, 20, was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment by the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, on Monday.