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Palestine Action activists face retrial over Elbit raid, crown prosecutors confirm

Six activists were acquitted over the incident that left a police officer with a ‘shattered spine’

February 8, 2026 11:51
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Supporters of Palestine Action activists accused of breaking into Israeli-based defence firm Elbit Systems' site in Bristol hold placards and wave Palestinian flags outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty)
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Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial days after they were cleared of aggravated burglary at a raid on defence firm near Bristol.

A female police officer was left with a “shattered spine” following the break-in at the Filton site in August 2024.

The raid at an Ebit Systems building caused more than £1 million worth of damage and left Sergeant Kate Evans injured after she was struck with a sledgehammer.

Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin were found not guilty of aggravated burglary by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court last week.

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