William Plastow
Coverage of William Plastow in the Nexus archive.
- Palestine Action defendant ‘missed the last year’ of his mother’s life while behind bars
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.
- Palestine Action defendant ‘missed the last year’ of his mother’s life while behind bars
William Plastow, a defendant in a Palestine Action case, was held on remand for 18 months and missed the final year of his mother’s life before being granted bail to be with her. He faces criminal damage charges related to a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol, but was acquitted of violent disorder.
- ‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest
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.
- ‘We just disappeared’: Palestine Action defendant recalls ‘horrifying’ arrest
Hannah Davidson and seven others face charges of violent disorder and criminal damage in connection with a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory in Bristol. They are charged under 'joint enterprise' for coordinating the break-in, while one defendant was acquitted of violent disorder charges.