Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
Police searching for these men in connection with disgraceful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham
Police investigating a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham have issued a number photographs of people they would like to speak to.
The unrest was sparked as people began rioting around the country in response to the death of three girls at a Taylor Swift holiday club in Stockport. Protestors gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Manvers in Rotherham on Sunday, August 4, but it soon turned violent.
The hotel was stormed with those inside fearing for their lives as police officers were attacked and injured outside. South Yorkshire Police are now asking for the public to identify people they would lie to speak to in connection with the mass disorder.
A force spokeswoman said: "We are appealing for help to identify the people in these images in connection with mass disorder in Rotherham. Our investigation continues at pace and we are now looking to identify a number of people in connection with unrest that took place outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Manvers in Rotherham on Sunday, August 4.
"If you know who these people are, please contact our investigating team. Please note that the number attached to each image is important, and you will need to reference this when contacting us. You can submit information online via our Major Incident Public Portal. You can also call 101, quoting incident number 239 of 4 August 2024.
Police hunting these men wanted in connection with shameful riots at migrant hotel in Rotherham ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Police want to speak to this man ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
"Alternatively, if you prefer not to give your personal details, you can stay anonymous and pass on what you know by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers. Call their UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111 or complete a simple and secure anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org"
So far judges have handed out tough prison sentences totalling over 100 years to thugs who took part in anti-immigration riots across the country.
Police want to speak to this man ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Police want to speak to this man ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Fast-track court hearings have allowed prosecutors to put dozens of people behind bars within days of the violent protests, which flared up in towns and cities around England after the Southport stabbings. Some of the rioters have been jailed within just 72 hours of committing their crimes. Of the 51 sentenced to time in custody so far, 49 are men and only two are women.
Police want to speak to this man ( Image:South Yorkshire Police)
Police want to speak to this man ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
More than two thirds of those locked up have pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder. The average age of the rioters jailed to date is 34 with a 51 year age gap between the youngest to be locked up (aged 18) and the eldest rioter to be sent down - William Morgan in Liverpool - who is 69 years old.
Police want to speak to this man ( Image: South Yorkshire Police)
Six people have been jailed in connection with the first riot in Southport which erupted after a vigil on July 30 for three girls - Elsie Stancombe, aged 7, Bebe King, 6, and 9-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar - who were stabbed to death in the town the previous day. The riots spread around the country in the following days when false rumours about the man arrested for the Southport stabbings were shared on online platforms including X/ Twitter, which were then amplified by far right groups and anti-immigration campaigners. Cars and businesses were set on fire, immigration centres and mosques targeted and police officers injured as the protests turned violent.
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