A man has been charged following a disruptive incident during a football match at Dunston Football Club on Wellington Road in Gateshead. The episode unfolded just before 8.20pm on Friday, July 21, when two vehicles, a Subaru and a hearse, breached the pitch during half-time of the Dunston UTS v Gateshead match.
Witnesses reported the vehicles circling the pitch before a group of individuals wearing balaclavas emerged, tossing leaflets onto the field. The Subaru swiftly departed before law enforcement arrived, leaving the hearse abandoned on the pitch.
