More Prison Time for West Gate Climate Protesters

Two climate protesters who drove a truck onto the West Gate Bridge in peak hour traffic and forced a woman to give birth on the side of the road have had their prison sentences increased. Deanna “Violet” Coco, 33, and Bradley Homewood, 51, faced the County Court in Melbourne on March 19 where they appealed their 21-day prison sentences for causing traffic chaos on March 5. They were instead handed an increased sentence of two months, after Judge David Sexton found they “deliberately, flagrantly broke the law”. The rental truck was driven onto the middle of the bridge and blocked three lanes of traffic on the major Melbourne thoroughfare for more than two hours, causing major delays....