Samuel Corner tells court sledgehammer attack on police officer seemed reasonable
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 23
Samuel Corner tells court sledgehammer attack on police officer seemed reasonable
10 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 23
Corner, 23, denies grievous bodily harm with intent after fracturing Sgt Kate Evans’s spine during an August 2024 Elbit Systems UK raid near Bristol.
He claimed he acted fearing a co-defendant was being injured, but later admitted the officer posed no threat and his actions were extreme.
Corner and five others are on trial for criminal damage after breaking into the factory to disrupt weapons production; Sgt Evans remains on restricted duties. The trial continues at Woolwich Crown Court.
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