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A project manager who was given a £10,000 fine for not wearing a facemask at a Tube station has successfully had the heavy sum quashed on appeal.
Sean Howson, 40, was stopped by police at Green Park station, where he was using his coat to cover his nose and mouth, Southwark crown court heard.
Mr Howson was surrounded by five police officers, despite the fact that several other people at the station were not wearing masks on 28 December 2021.
In January 2022 he was served with a fixed penalty notice of £200, which he did not pay and he was subsequently fined £10,000 last July.
Sean Howson, 40, was stopped by police at Green Park station, where he was using his coat to cover his nose and mouth, Southwark crown court heard
Tom Daniel, prosecuting, said: ‘The consequences of the pandemic were devastating for many people in this country.
‘The cost of the pandemic and of dealing with it were vast. The evidence was that face masks played a part in stemming
