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BLM protesters cleared over toppling Colston statue

Four protesters have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage after toppling the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest.

A jury at Bristol Crown Court cleared Rhian Graham, 30, Jake Skuse, 33, Sage Willoughby, 22 and Milo Ponsford, 26, following a trial that lasted two weeks.

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