Climate activists acquitted in clothes donated by Stella McCartney
A jury has cleared nine climate activists of causing £500,000 worth of criminal damage to HSBC’s London headquarters.
The women, all members of Extinction Rebellion (XR), sang as they shattered windows with hammers and chisels at about 7am on April 22, 2021.
Jessica Agar, 23, Blyth Brentnall, 32, Valerie Brown, 71, Eleanor Bujak, 30, Clare Farrell, 40, Miriam Instone, 25, Tracey Mallaghan, 47, Susan Reid, 65, and Samantha Smithson, 41, all denied criminal damage.
Stella McCartney, the fashion designer, had lent them shirts, blazers and suits to wear during their trial at Southwark crown court, XR said. McCartney was contacted for comment.
The nine, two of whom represented themselves, were cleared by a jury after a three-week trial. The defendants said that they targeted
