📢 Well-known protestor conditionally discharged for minor offences

Lovell Marriott, a local woman known for her conspicuous protests against perceived mistreatment by medical and other authorities, was conditionally discharged on Tuesday. She was facing charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest during a protest in 2022. Despite being found guilty of these charges, Magistrate Philippa McFarlane decided not to record a conviction or impose further punishment. However, Marriott was warned that if she commits any further offences in the next twelve months, the charges would be brought back up. 🚨

Marriott was not arrested for her explicit performances outside the Government Administration Building in January 2022, but for another protest where she had thrown rubbish onto the road. She resisted arrest after being warned several times by the police. While McFarlane acknowledged Marriott's claims of being targeted due to her protests against the authorities, she believed other issues were at play, possibly relating to Marriott's health problems. The magistrate ordered Marriott to pay $100 towards the prosecution costs, stating that given the level of offending, further punishment served no purpose. 🏛️

Marriott has a history of mental health issues and claims she was wrongly sectioned in 2018 and held against her will in the mental health wing of the Cayman Islands Hospital, where she alleges she was mistreated. 🏥