A man is charged with assault after Chris Whitty video incident in a park

Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube:    / @thelondonstandard   Aman has been charged with common assault after England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, was accosted in a central London park. Lewis Hughes, 23, of Wigton Way, Romford, east London, was charged on Thursday evening and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said. An investigation was launched after Professor Whitty was accosted by a group of men in St James's Park at around 7.20pm on Sunday. Footage of the incident, lasting around 20 seconds, was shared on social media. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those to hit out after a video posted online appeared to show Mr Whitty being harassed. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime...