Covid-19: East London baby shower organisers fined by police
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image captionPolice footage showed young children, teenagers and older people sitting at a large table under a balloon arch
The organisers of a baby shower attended by 20 people have been fined for breaching lockdown rules.
Two men, aged 22 and 44, were each fined £200 after police officers broke up the party at a house in Hornchurch in east London on Sunday.
Police footage showed young children, teenagers and older people sitting at a large table with balloons.
Ch Supt Stephen Clayman said the Met Police was dealing with rule-breakers "robustly".