Peaceful eco-village home to notorious climate campaigner Swampy is rocked by acid attack - as suspect, 23, appears in court Jivan Dean, 23, was arrested over the alleged assault near Welsh town Llandeilo By Frankie Elliott and Tom Bedford Published: 09:46 BST, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 20 August 2024 e-mail A suspected acid attacker has appeared in court charged with an assault which has rocked a peaceful eco-village home to the climate campaigner known as Swampy. Police were called to Tipi Valley - a community of Native American-style tents and eco-lodges near the Welsh town of Llandeilo – and launched a manhunt. Officers searched for a suspect wanted for allegedly causing grievous bodily harm and throwing a corrosive substance.
Jivan Dean, 23, was later arrested. The 100-tent community in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, dates back to the mid-1970s - set up by hippies and Christians aspiring for an 'off-grid' lifestyle. Among its most famous residents is Swampy - real name Daniel Hooper, 51 - who came to prominence in the 1990s for protests such as spending a week in a tunnel attempting to prevent work on the A30 road in Fairmile, Devon, in 1996.
Among the residents of Tipi Valley in Wales is the climate campaigner known as Swampy - real name Daniel Hooper, 51 - who came to prominence in the 1990s for eco-protests Tipi Valley is a community featuring tents and eco-lodges near the Welsh town of Llandeilo Suspect Jivan Dean (pictured) has appeared in court ove.