Fathers4Justice man jailed for defacing Queen portrait Published duration 5 February 2014

image copyright PA image caption The portrait of the Queen was unveiled for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations

A Fathers4Justice campaigner has been jailed for six months for defacing a portrait of the Queen with paint.

Tim Haries, 42, of Bellis Avenue, Doncaster, told jurors he vandalised the picture to highlight the "social justice issue of our time".

He smuggled purple spray paint into Westminster Abbey on June 13 last year and wrote the word "help" on it.

He had denied causing criminal damage of more than £5,000 but was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

image copyright AFP image caption Tim Haries decided to represent himself in court

The painting is worth £160,000.