Overview

• A 38-year-old Havant man remains in custody after his arrest for suspected sexual communications with a child.
• Footage shows an online paedophile hunting group confronting the suspect, drawing hundreds to surround police officers.
• Demonstrators shouted “paedo” and threw bricks and bottles at riot police lined up around a custody van.
• Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has deployed riot shields and launched enquiries into the alleged grooming and the disorder.
• A 48-hour dispersal order is now in effect to deter further clashes as the hunting group condemns the unrest.