00:00Three women have been found guilty of criminal damage after a protest at a Newcastle factory
00:06with alleged links to Israel. Holly Mildenhall, 25, and Georgia Coote, 28, staged an eight-hour
00:13standoff on the roof of the building at Pearson Engineering, while Summer Oxlade, 29, tipped
00:19rubble from a truck. The women said they acted to stop weapons being sent to Palestine, but jurors
00:26ruled their actions to have been illegal. Each wore a kefir in court, and supporters chanted outside.
00:33The factory, owned by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, reported no Tyneside
00:39products were supplied to Israel. Sentencing is set for the 29th of April.
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