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A Just Stop Oil supporter accused of spraying Stonehenge with orange powder told a jury he had “no intention to do anything harmful”.

Rajan Naidu, 74, and Oxford University student Niamh Lynch, 22, are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the prehistoric stones on June 19 last year.

They are on trial at Salisbury Crown Court, along with Luke Watson, 36. The three defendants deny charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance.

Giving evidence, Mr Naidu said it was “vital” the group got their message across as the planet was in “a climate and ecological crisis”.

Mr Naidu told the court he had “no intention to do anything reckless or harmful in any sense” to the “sacred” monument.

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