Two men jailed over violent disorder at protest

Kieron Marney (left) and Clive Patfield were sentenced at Winchester Crown Court

Two men have been jailed for using or threatening violence during a protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers.

They were among seven men who appeared at Winchester Crown Court over the demonstration in Aldershot on 31 July.

Kieron Marney 25, of Fairview Road, Ash, was sentenced to 27 months, and Clive Patfield, 60, of The Chantrys, Farnham, was jailed for two years.

Judge Rufus Taylor said the asylum seekers would have been petrified and some remain too scared to leave the hotel.

Seven men have appeared in Winchester Crown Court following a demonstration in Aldershot

Cameron Bowling, 40, of Broadhurst in Farnborough, also pleaded guilty to the same offence and will be sentenced on 23 September.

Pre-sentence psychological reports have been ordered for Joe Howell, 19, of Bareham Drive in Ash, Surrey, and Alby Brannan, 18, of Winchester Road, Ash.

They also admitted the same charge and will be sentenced on 29 November.

Jamie Lee Turvey, 34, of Montgomery Road, Farnborough, pleaded not guilty to using or threatening violence and will stand trial on 14 April 2025.

A police officer was injured when disorder broke out at the demonstration involving about 200 people.

Last month a 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the protests.

A police officer was injured when disorder broke out at the demonstration

Steven Tiquin, 41, of Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, also appeared and pleaded guilty to four charges of assaulting two police constables and two police staff investigators.

He also pleaded guilty to charges of using or threatening violent behaviour and racially aggravated harassment against a female police officer.

The charges relate to an incident at Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on 3 August, when police were carrying out routine enquiries following the protests.

A police officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Tiquin was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 13 September.

There were outbreaks of violence in other towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland, including Plymouth, Sunderland, Belfast, Rotherham, Manchester and London.

It followed the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport - with unrest believed to be fuelled by misinformation online.