Rotherham: Man ‘too drunk’ to recall Manvers hotel riot actions jailed

The court was told he was part of a group shouting “we want our country back” and could be seen on footage at the front of the crowd, taunting officers with his arms outstretched.

Ms Tanner, also defending Hardy, said he only went to the hotel to be nosey, but ended up doing something he admitted was “deplorable”.

“He has brought shame on himself and shame on his family,” she told the court.

Father-of-five Cameron Callear, 30, of Orchard Way, Thurnscoe, was jailed for two years and 10 months for his part in the Manvers disorder.

Footage shown in court displayed Callear kicking out at police riot shields and then breaking the leg off a chair which had been brought out of the hotel.

The defendant is seen to throw the leg at police lines as another man launched the remains of the chair at officers.

Some of the mob broke into the hotel and tried to set it on fire, with 64 police officers, three police horses and a police dog left injured.

More than 80 people have been charged following the violence, with more than 30 jailed.

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