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Man arrested after ‘pushing 7-year-old’ over and grabbing at Queen’s coffin

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Updated 09:31 17 Sep 2022 GMT+1Published 09:23 17 Sep 2022 GMT+1

Man arrested after ‘pushing 7-year-old’ over and grabbing at Queen’s coffin

Members of the public looked horrified as the man lunged for the coffin

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A man has been arrested after he allegedly pushed a seven-year-old out of the way and lunged for the Queen's coffin while dozens of mourners tried to pay their respects in Westminster Hall.

The man, who has not been identified, made it into the Hall at about 10:00pm on Friday (16 September) as the queues continue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.

Members of the public are allowed to file past the Queen's coffin, which is surrounded by guards and raised on a platform, but the man broke free from the crowd and attempted to run up the few steps.

Footage from the scene shows members of the public looking shocked, and a man being tackled to the ground by guards.

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The Queen's coffin is surrounded by guards.
Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo

A witness to the events, Tracey Holland, told Sky News: "Some person decided they were going to push my [seven-year-old niece] out the way, run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don't know what. She was grabbed out the way and the police had him within two seconds."

Holland went on to describe the man's attempts as 'terrible, absolutely terrible', adding: "So disrespectful and unbelievable - and this poor little seven-year-old child, this is her lasting memory of the Queen."

The incident has been confirmed by the Metropolitan Police in a statement, saying: "Around 10:00pm on Friday 16 September, officers from the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command detained a man in Westminster Hall following a disturbance. He was arrested for an offence under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody."

Mourners have been queuing through the night to see the Queen's coffin.
Daniel Orford / Alamy Stock Photo

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Another witness told the MailOnline the man who has been arrested was by himself in the queue, and had joined the public in filing towards Westminster Hall throughout the day.

They continued: "When we entered the room we were at the top of the stairs when we saw the incident. A lady screamed as it happened, it was quite unnerving. Although he was detained and people kept calm and carried on."

A spokesperson for parliament said officials are 'aware of an incident in Westminster Hall, in which a member of the public moved out of the queue and towards the catafalque', the raised platform on which the coffin is placed.

"They have now been removed from the hall and the queue restarted with minimal disruption," the spokesperson said.

The Queen will continue to lie in state until Monday, 19 September, when her coffin will be moved for the state funeral.

Featured Image Credit: BBC/ PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: The Queen, UK News, Crime

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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