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London 2012: Man in court after bottle thrown on Olympic stadium track

Monday, August 6, 2012
4:38 PM

A man charged after a bottle was thrown onto the track of the Olympic Stadium just before the men’s 100m final has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence.

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Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, from South Milford, near Leeds, was charged with intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress under section 4a of the Public Order Act.

The incident took place last night.

Gill-Webb pleaded not guilty at Stratford Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. He was granted conditional bail and told he would face trial at Thames Magistrates’ Court on September 3.

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