Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire & Humberside Julian Briggs said:

"Najam Shah, Julian Gao, Ruby Hamill, and Daniel Jones spent over sixteen hours on the roof of Teledyne Defence and Space, systematically damaging it with sledgehammers, crowbars, and fire extinguishers.

“This was not a spontaneous act. They arrived equipped, prepared, and determined to cause as much damage as possible. Their reckless disregard for public and private property has come at a combined cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds to the taxpayer and a local employer. It also wasted the precious time of emergency services.

“It is not a criminal offence to express political views. However, the evidence we presented to the jury at trial clearly demonstrated that the actions of these four firmly crossed the line into criminality.

“Attacks on workplaces place emergency services under unnecessary strain and leave workers feeling unsafe. We will always prosecute whenever individuals cause serious damage to property in this way.”