Buddhist who caused £16k of damage to Treasury gets community order

An Extinction Rebellion protester who sprayed fake blood on the Treasury has been spared jail. Mark Ovland, 40, was part of a group of activists who bought the vehicle in Aylesbury, Bucks, before driving it to the government building in Westminster on 3 October 2019. They sprayed hundreds of litres of red dye at the building causing £16,000 worth of damage, Southwark Crown Court heard. Richard Garfitt-Mottram, 66, Molly Lipson, 29, Daniel Blackmore, 32, Liam Norton, 39, Cathy Eastburn, 56, and…