Article 5KST0 Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty was accosted

Man charged with assault after Chris Whitty was accosted

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Lewis Hughes, 23, of Romford in east London, to appear in court on Friday after incident in London park

A man has been charged with common assault after England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, was accosted in a central London park.

Lewis Hughes, 23, of Romford, east London, was charged on Thursday evening and would appear at Westminster magistrates court on Friday 30 July, the Metropolitan police said.

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