Let-off for burka sculpture smasher

A Brexit supporter who yelled ‘We voted to take our country back’ as she smashed a burka sculpture at The Royal College of Art has been spared jail. Mikaela Haze, 70, shouted ‘Saudi Arabia go home’ and ripped the veil from the £6,300 artwork before toppling it. The sculpture, consisting of a burka over a metal frame, was created by masters student Yasmeen Sabri to ‘promote tolerance and understanding’. Haze claimed she had never been a fan of the Islamic…

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