A PROTEST march planned for Worcester following the death of a black man in police custody has met with a mixed reaction from readers.

We reported how young people in the city plan to have a march and protest in solidarity with protestors following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the US.

The former officer, who put his knee on Mr Floyd's throat, has now been charged with third degree murder. The actions of Derek Chauvin sparked riots, civil unrest and looting across the US and in Paris.

The date and time of the protest in Worcester has not been specified but organisers say social distancing will be in place.

"The people in this article see something happen and then they do something about it. You might think a protest thousands of miles away is ineffective but at least they have the will to do something" wrote Sorbitan sesquioleate on the Worcester News website.

Jez Harrison, writing on Facebook, said: "Don't see the point of this."

Jenna Bean wrote on the Worcester News Facebook page: "Everyone should be able to exercise their right to peaceful protest, stand up for what they believe in and not face discrimination for doing so."

Some were concerned about the prospect of a protest taking place during a pandemic. Jamie Taylor wrote: "Can we not show our support in a more socially distant way. Such as putting posters in our windows as we are in lockdown."

Joe Angel Whitfield wrote: "Unpopular opinion, but of all the things you could be marching for like the poor handling of Covid-19 by the Government, the staggering rates of death in the UK as a result, an underpaid NHS on its knees in a global pandemic or the shortage of PPE, why protest about something that isn't happening and didn't happen in our country?"