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‘Spider-Man’ father scales London Eye

United Press International
By United Press International
1 Min Read Sept. 11, 2004 | 22 years Ago
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:00 a.m.
A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner was arrested in Britain Saturday after spending 18 hours on top of the London Eye, causing the ride to shut down. David Chick, clad in a Spider-Man costume, voluntarily came down from the wheel. The protest was meant to call attention to the fact that Chick has not seen his daughter in 12 months, a fact he blames on unfair treatment by his former partner and the courts. He had scaled the structure early Saturday morning, prompting the company running London Eye to launch a security review. Scotland Yard said Chick was taken to hospital for a medical check-up. They said he would be questioned once discharged from hospital. They said it was as of yet unclear how he managed to scale the ride. Fathers 4 Justice was set up by fathers who have either no access, or very limited access to their children, and claim they have been treated unfairly by courts. © Copyright 2004 by United Press International


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