TWO men have appeared in court to deny 23 counts of criminal damage in connection with the graffiti tag ‘SP£ND’.
Brook Purvis, 34, of Whittington Place, in Carterton, and Matthew Carr, 25, of Cranham Street, in Oxford, have been jointly charged with damaging properties.
They are alleged to have sprayed graffiti in a range of places in Witney, Carterton and Oxford.
Banbury Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday the charges related to incidents between February last year and March this year.
The court was told the word ‘spend’ had been sprayed in a number of spots, with a pound sign replacing the letter ‘e’.
Both men denied the charges and the case was adjourned.
Meanwhile, Purvis also denied producing a controlled Class B substance, which the court heard was two cannabis plants.
The pair will next appear at Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court, in Buckinghamshire, on Wednesday, June 22.
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