Captain Cook Statue Allegedly Damaged by Australian Greens Party Employee

Captain Cook Statue Allegedly Damaged by Australian Greens Party Employee
Two women have been charged for allegedly spraying graffiti on a statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's Hyde Park on June 14. William West/Getty Images
Jessie Zhang
Updated:

A part-time employee of the New South Wales Australian Greens Party has been identified as one of the two women who allegedly defaced a Captain Cook statue in Sydney’s Hyde Park on June 14.

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that Xiaoran Shi, 28, and her friend Charmaine Morrison-Mills, 27, were arrested.

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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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