Man admits part in asylum hotel disorder

The hotel sustained significant damage during the riot on 4 August

A man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder following a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.

John Webster, 41, of Hague Avenue, Rawmarsh, admitted taking part in the major unrest at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, on 4 August.

The violence saw hotel windows smashed, fires lit around the building and police officers, who guarded the hotel, attacked and injured.

The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told Webster he would be sentenced on 16 January.

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