Criminal damage

William Plastow, a defendant accused of involvement in a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory, stated he missed the last year of his mother's life while held on remand. He was arrested in August 2024 and spent 18 months in custody before being granted bail for four days to be with his mother, who died of terminal cancer.

A Hong Kong professional rugby player was acquitted of molesting a woman at a bar after security footage showed the touch was accidental. He admitted to common assault and criminal damage, resulting in a HK$12,000 fine. The incident occurred at Bobby’s Rabble on Wyndham Street.

A defendant in a Palestine Action case described her arrest as 'horrifying' and stated that she and co-defendants still have PTSD. The group, including Hannah Davidson and six others, faces charges of violent disorder and criminal damage for a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory in Bristol. One defendant, William Plastow, was acquitted of violent disorder but remains charged with criminal damage.

A Hong Kong court has issued an arrest warrant for British tourist Youcef Bennoui, 35, who failed to appear in court for charges of criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison related to alleged vandalism at Hong Kong International Airport in February. Bennoui is accused of damaging self-check-in kiosks during an incident on February 16.

A suspended Hong Kong policeman, Leung Lung-kwan, faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly throwing red paint at a residential flat and accessing police internal systems without authorization. Prosecutors have transferred his case to the District Court, where he is charged with criminal damage and eight counts of unauthorized computer access.

Eight activists were charged with criminal damage after throwing crumble and custard at the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London and pouring manure on the floor at The Ritz. The incidents involved deliberate acts of vandalism targeting iconic locations.

A man in his 40s was arrested after allegedly damaging a US military C130 Hercules transport plane at Shannon Airport in County Clare, Republic of Ireland. The suspect was detained for alleged criminal damage and remains in custody following the incident on Saturday.

Police are investigating incidents involving threatening behaviour, criminal damage, and illegal tree felling at a travellers site that appeared in a village overnight. The authorities are assessing the situation following reports of unauthorized activity in the area.

A 23-year-old man, Anthony Long, allegedly threatened a homeowner in Ohio with a knife, invoking religious language, during a late-night encounter. The incident occurred in Warren County, leading to Long's arrest on charges of aggravated menacing, trespassing, and criminal damage.