A man has been arrested after Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was vandalised with damage estimated to be £20,000.
Police were called to the £1.2billion football ground on Monday (October 9) to reports of criminal damage.
Charlie Chart, of 30, appeared in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (October 13), accused of destroying windows “without lawful excuse” at the stadium.
Court documents previously listed his home address as Walthamstow, however they now say he is of West Green Road, Haringey
Chart was also accused of possessing cannabis.
He has been remanded on conditional bail, next set to appear at the same court on November 10.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, the Metropolitan Police said: “It happened on Monday night. It was not an anti-Semitic incident. A man was arrested. He has been charged with criminal damage and possession of class B drugs.”
Hi Paul, we are aware of this incident, it happened on Monday night. It was not an anti Semitic incident. A man was arrested. He has been charged with criminal damage and possession of Class B Drugs.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) October 14, 2023
A Tottenham statement shared to papers said: "We can confirm that an individual was arrested for criminal damage following an incident that took place on Monday night.
"There is no indication that this incident is linked to anti-Semitism."
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