Protester beheaded statue of Iron Lady

A POLITICAL protester was yesterday warned he faced jail for publicly decapitating a £150,000 statue of Baroness Thatcher.

Paul Kelleher, 37, said he felt driven to carry out the decapitation both to protect his son and draw attention to the dangers facing the world.

After learning the 8ft Italian marble sculpture was going on show at London’s Guildhall, the father-of-one carried out an initial “recce” before returning a few days later with a cricket bat under his raincoat.