US EditionBodycam footage of alleged sledgehammer attack on police shown at trial of Palestine Action activists
Six Palestine Action members face charges for a coordinated break-in involving sledgehammers at Elbit Systems UK, with one officer suffering a spinal fracture, police said.
- Authorities say six people used a prison van to break into the Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol on Aug. 6, 2024, in a 'meticulously organised' attack.
- Palestine Action had previously targeted the Bristol plant during the Gaza conflict, spraying paint and smashing windows, and was proscribed under UK terrorism laws after a separate RAF base incident.
- Police evidence, including bodycam footage, depicts activists in red overalls using sledgehammers and axes to attack officers, with one clip showing Samuel Corner swinging a sledgehammer at PC Buxton.
- PS Kate Evans told jurors that an X-ray showed a lumbar spine fracture, leaving her unable to work for three months and reliant on painkillers and assistance with basic tasks.
- The trial at Woolwich Crown Court is underway and expected to last until January; Elbit Systems UK said the Bristol site supplied only the British military and later closed the plant, while prosecutors said proscription is not relevant.
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Elbit break-in case: Palestine Action thug hit policewoman with sledgehammer
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Palestine Action Activist Accused of Sledgehammer Attack on UK Officer
Body-camera video footage captured the moment Samuel Corner allegedly struck Sgt. Kate Evans twice struck across her back with a sledgehammer at an Israeli defense contractor's Bristol location, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court heard, according to The Telegraph. The 23-year-old activist faces accusations of fracturing the officer's spine during a predawn break-in at the Elbit Systems facility. The August 6 assault left the sergeant unable to resum…
Pro-Palestinian activists filmed hitting UK officers with a sledgehammer in Elbit fac
British prosecutors released footage from a break-in at Elbit’s Bristol plant, showing a Palestine Action member striking officers with a hammer; One officer suffered a spinal fracture, as six activists are now on trial for the violent, 'meticulously' planned raid
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