Green Party councillor appears in court charged with assaulting five people - including three police officers
A former councillor for the Green Party has appeared in court after being charged with attacking a member of the public, three police officers and a member of police staff.
A former councillor for the Green Party has appeared in court after being charged with attacking a member of the public, three police officers and a member of police staff.
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Siobhan Harper-Nunes, 66, was arrested on suspicion of assault after police received reports of an incident at the junction of Monument Road and Hagley Road in the city at about 5pm on August 6th.
The councillor appeared in front of magistrates in Birmingham on Thursday and has since been released on unconditional bail.
The hearing was adjourned until September 17th by District Judge Michelle Smith following a request from Harper-Nunes' solicitor Georgina Ellis for CCTV relating to the case to be reviewed.
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Harper-Nunes was elected to represent the ward of Ladywood for the city council in May.
She has since been suspended from the Green Party as a result of the assault charges, and is now listed as an independent councillor.
Previously, she stood as the Green Party's candidate for West Midlands mayor in the 2024 election.