Four admit role in violent disorder

Jordan Winyard, 28, Hayden Cooper-Horne, 18, and Lewis Edwards, 21 (left to right) admitted violent disorder

Four people, have admitted taking part in violent disorder in Staffordshire in August.

Three men and a boy all pleaded guilty to charges relating to unrest in Hanley and Tamworth - where a Holiday Inn housing asylum seekers was targeted by rioters.

Hayden Cooper-Horne, 18, of Tamworth, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possessing a controlled drug of class B.

Lewis Edwards, 21, of Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Jordan Winyard, 28, of no fixed address, and a 16-year-old boy, of Stoke-on-Trent, all pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

During the riot in Tamworth, Cooper-Horne threw rocks at officers, while Winyard was seen wearing a pig mask when he threw missiles at officers, police dogs and the hotel, Staffordshire Police said.

It was one of a wave of protests and riots that swept the UK at the beginning of August in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

In part they were fuelled by false claims the suspect was a migrant who had come to the country in a small boat.

The Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth was targeted in the disorder on 4 August

In Hanley, the 16-year-old boy was seen wearing a balaclava as he launched missiles at police.

Edwards was also seen throwing a rock at officers.

Staffordshire Police said 105 people had now been arrested and 42 charged with offences relating to the violent disorder.

Winyard is due to be sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Thursday, while Cooper-Horne is due to appear at the same court on 8 November.

The 16-year-old boy - who cannot be named for legal reasons - is due to be sentenced at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 16 October and Edwards is due to be sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 1 November.