Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

Statue of rights activist vandalised

Women aged from 34 to 71 have been arrested and charged after a statue of a women’s rights campaigner was vandalised in Melbourne.

Seven women charged for defacing Australian statue - after vandals tried to use UMBRELLAS to evade capture

Police allege the activist group vandalised the statue with red spray paint while using umbrellas to block CCTV cameras to avoid being identified.

Group of women bailed after allegedly defacing statue

A group of activists have been charged and bailed after allegedly defacing the statue of an Australian women's rights campaigner with red paint.

Seven women - aged from 34 to 71 - charged over attack on feminist statue

Victoria Police has charged seven women over a vandalism attack on the statue of Zelda D’Aprano outside the Victorian Trades Hall earlier this month. The statue, which honours the life of the iconic Melbourne women’s rights campaigner, was allegedly damaged by the group of women on Friday 6 March. It’s alleged the women – who are all part of an activist group – attended Victoria Street at approximately 11am with umbrellas and red spray paint, Po…