Suspects accused of vandalising Trump Turnberry golf resort to stand trial in 2028

A group of suspects charged with maliciously damaging a Scottish golf course owned by US President Donald Trump - an alleged offence prosecutors will argue had a "terrorist connection" - will stand trial in 2028.

Police were called to the five-star Trump Turnberry resort in South Ayrshire on 8 March 2025.

Lawyers representing Kieran Robson, 35, of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders; Uzma Bashir, 56, of Leeds in West Yorkshire; Ricky Southall, 34, of Wakefield in West Yorkshire; Autumn Ward, 23, of Liverpool in Merseyside; Rebecca Sian Davies, 29; John Moxley, 58; and Dylan Chiaramello, 25, all of London, attended a virtual hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

None of the accused, who remain on bail, were present.

All seven are alleged to have damaged property at the resort by "maliciously" digging up turf on the golf courses, spraying glyphosate or a similar substance on the fairways and greens, and spraying a building and signpost with paint.

They are also alleged to have painted "political and offensive" slogans on the grass, scored a political slogan into the turf, and painted "political and offensive" slogans on the building, walls and pillars.

It is also alleged they damaged a sprinkler system, causing flooding, and damaged a light.

The indictment says it will be proved the alleged offence was "aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection".

Robson, Bashir and Davies additionally face a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

It is alleged they drove to and from Trump Turnberry on 7 and 8 March 2025 in vehicles displaying false registration numbers to conceal their movements and avoid detection and arrest.

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During the short hearing, pleas of not guilty were tendered on behalf of Robson, Bashir, Ward, Davies, Moxley and Chiaramello.

Mairi-Clare McMillan, representing Southall, told the court she had only recently taken on his case and she would need more time to take instruction from her client.

Judge Lord Arthurson fixed a 15-day trial for 14 February 2028, and a further preliminary hearing for 15 March 2027.

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