Seven deny criminal damage over bank paint attack
The paint attack was claimed by pro-Palestinian activists last month
- Published
Seven people have denied conspiring to cause criminal damage, after a branch of Barclays bank in Leeds was sprayed with red paint.
The building, in Albion Street, was covered with paint in the early hours of 27 June.
At Leeds Crown Court on Monday, seven people pleaded not guilty.
Judge Tom Bayliss KC set a trial date for 10 March 2025. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.
The seven defendants are:
Francesca Nadin, 38, from Sholebrook Avenue, Potternewton
Elliott Wilson, 24, from Wavertree, Liverpool
Albert Naumov, 29, of no fixed abode
Susan Price, 69, of Girnhill Lane, Pontefract
Nagina Naz, 45, of Bartle Close, Bradford
Archana Bargota, 44, of Oakwood Grove, Roundhay, Leeds
Yursa Ahmed, 19, of St Catherine’s Walk, Gledhow, Leeds
Ms Price also denies a charge of dangerous driving.
Follow ´óÏó´«Ã½ Yorkshire on ,Ìý, and . Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk, external.