Court sentences five rioters in United Kingdom to prison

The United Kingdom has sentenced five people for participating in a violent riot in towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland said to have been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment.

Penpushing reports the those sentenced include 41-year-old Ricky Hardman who bagged two years and eight months for his role in the riot outside a Rotherham hotel where asylum seekers stay, having been arrested by the police when a picture of him wielding a piece of wood appeared in a national newspaper on August 4, 2024

The Sheffield Crown Court which sentenced him was shown in a video clip played showing him as part of a group that attacked a police dog van outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers.

Penpushing further reports that in the same vein, the Bournemouth Crown Court sentenced 38-year-old Jason Francis to two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to punching a police officer at a protest in Weymouth.

The other rioter was Ryan Wheatley, jailed one-year by Southampton Crown Court for barrelling into police during a night of protests, as the judge Christopher Parker, who presided over the case, said it was clear the 40-year-old man intended to cause or threaten violence and was reportedly arrested in Southampton on Wednesday during a riot.

Penpushing also reports that Dimitrie Stoica was sentenced to three months by the Nottingham Magistrates’ Court for misinforming public on Tiktok and spreading a fake narrative online during the United Kingdom (UK) riots.

The 25-year-old reportedly said on a live-streamed TikTok video that he was running for his life from rioters in Derby, and had been broadcasting to about 700 followers as he walked around the city on Wednesday.

Penpushing reports that court pointed out that he did that when there was high tension in the area, telling his viewers that he was being chased by “extreme right-wing rioters” and that he was in fear for his life, and during his appearance in court he admitted to sending a false communication with intent to cause harm.

The other person was Thomas Rogers, who threw a vacuum cleaner through a house window and made an offensive statement to a police officer, and was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for making offensive statement at police

Penpushing further reports that it was learnt that this happened after he pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon after he was seen throwing bricks at police in Middlesbrough on August 4,2024.

The riot, it is recalled broke out last week after the fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the seaside town of Southport, in the North of England, resulting by the worst unrest the United Kingdom (UK) has seen in over a decade.

Meanwhile, as at 4:00 pm on Monday, at least 15 suspected rioters had appeared in court for trial, including a young boy and the wife of a Conservative Party Councillor

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