Rotherham rioter who tried to set fire to asylum seeker hotel is jailed
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rioter who tried to set fire to an asylum seeker hotel while wearing a purple England kit during the UK summer disorder has been jailed. Sheffield Crown Court heard the 31-year-old helped build barricades that were then set on fire and made threatening gestures with a sharp object towards asylum seekers stuck inside the hotel looking out through the windows. open image in gallery Levi Fishlock, 31, was sentenced to nine years in prison The court was told Fishlock was “very identifiable” by his distinctive purple England football shirt with “Bellingham” written on the back. The court heard more than 200 asylum seekers were trapped on the upper floors of the hotel as rioters including Fishlock “intended to endanger the lives of many people” by fuelling a fire, Judge Richardson said.
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