Second man charged over incident with UK's top medical adviser


  • World
  • Tuesday, 06 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty speaks at a news conference about the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain May 14, 2021. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - A second man has been charged over an incident in which the British government's top medical adviser was accosted in a London park, police said on Tuesday.

Footage published on social media last week showed Chris Whitty, who has become one of the most prominent officials across Britain during the coronavirus pandemic, being grabbed by two jeering, grinning men.

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