A MODEL will stand trial after she today denied throwing Nigel Farage a McDonald’s milkshake.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen, 25, is said to have thrown the banana drink at the reform leader as he campaigned in the run-up to the general election.
Victoria Thomas-Bowen has arrived at court charged with assault[/caption]
She is accused of throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage[/caption]
The reform leader remained covered in the banana drink[/caption]
The OnlyFans model appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today where she denied assault by assault.
Thomas-Bowen also pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal damage.
She is said to have smeared a bystander’s £30 jacket with the milkshake during the June 4 drama.
The model faces up to six months in prison for the assault charge if convicted.
The court was told the so-called “milkshaking” was a “protest” against Farage’s campaign.
But Thomas-Bowen’s lawyers indicated there was a “reasonable excuse” for the alleged crime.
Andrew Price said: “There is some difficulty in this case as to whether this constitutes violence or not.”
Thomas-Bowen was granted unconditional bail ahead of the trial scheduled for October 21.
It has not been confirmed whether Farage will have to attend the case.
Caroline Liggins, partner at Hodge Jones & Allen, which is representing the model, said after the hearing: “My client strongly protests her innocence and looks forward to fighting these unjust allegations in court.”
Farage had been in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, to address supporters after announcing he would stand as a candidate in the constituency.
As he left the Moon and Starfish pub, he was doused in a thick yellow liquid.
He was seen splashing the banana milkshake all over his dark blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus.
The former UKIP leader, 60, later made light of the incident by posing on X with his own shake.
He joked: “My milkshake brings all the people to the meeting.”
Farage later described the incident as “quite scary”, adding: “Nobody goes out into the streets and does old-fashioned street campaigning like I do, and this is the risk that comes with that.”
It was the second time the I’m a Celeb star was targeted by milkshake.
In 2019, the Brexiteer was covered in liquid from head to toe while in Newcastle in 2019.
Essex Police said: “A woman will appear in court following an incident in Clacton.
“The charge relates to an incident where a drink was thrown at a man in the area of Marine Parade East, Clacton, at around 2.10pm on Tuesday, June 4.”
Thomas-Bowen was charged after the incident[/caption]
She will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court[/caption]
The OnlyFans model is being charged with assault and battery[/caption]
She spent eight hours in a police cell after the tragedy[/caption]
Farage became a target when he left a Wetherspoons behind during his campaign[/caption]
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