Arsonist jailed for nine years for targeting asylum hotel in Rotherham riots

Опубликовано: 06 Сентябрь 2024
на канале: The Telegraph
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An arsonist who took part in rioting over the Southport knife attacks has been jailed for nine years.

Thomas Birley, a painter and decorator, has been handed the longest prison sentence so far following the rioting in early August.

Birley was part of a group that smashed windows at a Holiday Inn in Manvers, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and added wood to a fire against the building.

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