Covid denier fined for filming in Gloucester hospital

Debbie Hicks said she was acting as guerrilla journalist' to prove lockdown measures disproportionate

A woman acting as a guerrilla journalist" when she filmed inside a hospital in an attempt to prove her belief that lockdown measures were disproportionate has been convicted of a public order offence.

Debbie Hicks, 47, a former teacher and psychologist, filmed twice at the Gloucestershire Royal hospital in Gloucester in December 2020 and told staff who challenged her she could do what she wanted as she paid her taxes.