Jury acquits protestors who toppled slaver statue in Bristol

Jurors in Bristol have acquitted the 'Colston Four' on charges of criminal damage, finding that protestors who toppled a statue of local slaver Edward Colston during 2020's protests against racism committed no crime. CNN:

After a two-week trial, the group were cleared when a jury at Bristol Crown Court returned not guilty verdicts on Wednesday following three hours of deliberations. — Read the rest