MP charged with driving into protesters
Chester Borrows has been charged with injuring two woman with his car in March.
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Whanganui National MP Chester Borrows has been charged with injuring two women with his car in March.
Mr Borrows, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House, was leaving his electoral office with fellow MP and cabinet minister Paula Bennett in March but was blocked by TPP protesters.
He then proceeded to slowly drive through the protesters’ blockade, allegedly hitting two women in the process. A video was released on Facebook not long after the incident showing a woman holding her foot after the car drove through.
The two protestors were taken to Whanganui hospital.
Mr Borrows was charged with operating a vehicle on Liverpool St carelessly and causing injury to Tracey Treadwell and Denise Lockett.
Mr Borrows has told media he will be defending the charge.
The maximum penalty Mr Borrows could face if found guilty is three months’ gaol, according to barrister Graeme Edgeler, but he says Mr Borrows is unlikely to face this.
“[The] offending is not so serious as to cause [him to lose] his seat,” Mr Edgeler tweeted.
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Tue, 12 Jul 2016
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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MP charged with driving into protesters
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