Palestine Action protesters cleared of Elbit burglary
Six Palestine Action protesters have been cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm.
Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were also charged with criminal damage and violent disorder but the jury reached partial or no verdicts on those counts.
The Elbit Systems building near Bristol was targeted in a raid in the early hours of 6 August 2024.
After the verdicts were delivered, the six defendants hugged in the dock and waved to supporters in the public gallery, who cheered loudly after the judge left the court.
The jury at Woolwich Crown Court had been deliberating for more than 36 hours after a trial that began in November 2025.
Rajwani, Rogers and Devlin were found not guilty of violent disorder. No verdict was reached for charges of violent disorder for Head, Corner and Kamio.
Corner was accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent by striking police sergeant Kate Evans in her back with a sledgehammer. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on this charge.
Prosecutors must now decide whether to ask the judge for a second trial of the defendants on the unresolved charges.