Former Irish Paralympian found guilty of causing 'public nuisance' in Climate protest

Former Irish Paralympian found guilty of causing 'public nuisance' in Climate protest

Former Paralympian James Brown lying on top of a British Airways plane at City Airport, London (Extinction Rebellion/PA)

A former Paralympic athlete who superglued himself to the roof of a British Airways plane has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance.

Extinction Rebellion activist James Brown, 56, who is registered blind, managed to scale the plane on the morning of October 10, 2019 to stage a protest against flying at London City Airport.

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