Overview

• Westminster Magistrates' Court convicted Nigel Fleming, 64, and Catherine Nash, 75, following a trial on Wednesday.
• District Judge Louisa Cieciora imposed month-long conditional discharges, ordered them to split £21.78 in compensation, and added a £26 victim surcharge each.
• The defendants poured about half a cup of thickened orange latex over a mannequin Optimus display at Tesla’s Westfield Shepherd’s Bush showroom on March 12.
• The store closed for roughly 45 minutes while the model was removed and cleaned, with police observing orange liquid on the robot.
• An earlier damage estimate of about £2,696.40 was amended to the cleaning cost, as the pair said they targeted the display to highlight concerns over Elon Musk’s influence and climate risks.