Criminal Damage

Two boys, aged 12 and 14, have been charged with criminal damage after Swale Borough Council’s (SBC) offices in Sittingbourne were vandalised during a heated meeting on asylum policy just before Christmas.

The incident took place at Swale House on Wednesday 10th December, when tensions rose during a debate on whether the borough of Swale should become a “district of sanctuary”—a move that would have offered additional support to asylum seekers already living in the area.