Overview
- The Crown Prosecution Service said six defendants will face a new trial on criminal damage linked to the August 6, 2024 break-in at Elbit Systems UK in Bristol.
- An earlier jury at Woolwich Crown Court acquitted the group of aggravated burglary after more than 36 hours of deliberation.
- Jurors failed to reach verdicts on the criminal damage allegation, with reporting also noting unresolved assault charges including grievous bodily harm.
- Prosecutors described the incident as meticulously organised, involving red boiler suits, sledgehammers and a repurposed prison van used as a battering ram.
- The announcement comes after the High Court ruled the Home Office’s attempt to ban Palestine Action under anti-terror laws was unlawful.