"the case was one of straightforward criminal damage."
And the jury acquitted them of that crime. Which means the jury found was not criminal damage within the law, which is what counts.
As for thinking a retrial is needed, that smacks soooo much of the accusations that Remain voters wanted to keep having referendums until the got the result they wanted ...
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