Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of aggravated burglary following a protest at the Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers, and Jordan Devlin faced charges of threatening unlawful violence and using sledgehammers as weapons after a prison van was driven into the facility on August 6, 2024.

Following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court, a jury acquitted all six defendants of aggravated burglary. Jurors also found Rajwani, Rogers, and Devlin not guilty of violent disorder.

The jury deliberated for 36 hours and 34 minutes but was unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage for any of the defendants. No verdict was reached on the allegation that Samuel Corner caused serious physical injury (grievous bodily harm) to Police Sergeant Kate Evans, nor on the violent disorder charges against Head, Corner, and Kamio. The activists hugged one another in the courtroom as supporters cheered from the gallery.