A PALESTINE Action yob who hit a policewoman with a sledgehammer has been jailed for seven years.
Samuel Corner, 23, after she tried to detain another activist at a break-in.
Samuel Corner has been jailed for seven years Credit: PA
Charlotte Head got five years in prison Credit: PA
Corner joined Charlotte Head, 30, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, in smashing equipment at Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems’ Bristol site in August 2024.
All four were initially cleared of aggravated burglary but found guilty of criminal damage on retrial.
Corner was also convicted of GBH.
A judge at Woolwich crown court yesterday ruled their raid amounted to an “act of terrorism”.
Head and Kamio each got five years in , while Rajwani got four years and eight months.
At least 72 arrests were made at a protest outside court over alleged support for
The officer was helping to detain Kamio when she was struck and is still having medical treatment nearly two years later.
She said: “The emotional impact of this incident has been profound and ongoing.”
“I experience disturbed sleep, often waking in a panicked state or after distressing dreams.”
All four defendants will spend the next 15 years subject to terrorist notification requirements.
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