Rotherham Rioter Sentenced to Nine Years for Racist Violence and Arson

Levi Fishlock played a central role in a mob attack targeting an asylum seeker hotel, endangering lives and injuring dozens of officers.

Levi Fishlock, 31, was sentenced to nine years in prison for violent disorder and arson with intent to endanger life during riots in Rotherham on August 4.
Fishlock was a key figure in the attack on a Holiday Inn Express housing over 200 asylum seekers, where rioters smashed windows, set fires, and hurled racial slurs.
The court heard that Fishlock added fuel to a burning bin pushed against the hotel’s fire door, endangering lives, and later attacked police vehicles with rocks.
The riots left 64 police officers, three horses, and a dog injured, while hotel staff barricaded themselves in a panic room fearing for their lives.
Judge Jeremy Richardson described the case as one of the worst he had presided over and stated Fishlock's actions cast a lasting stain on Rotherham's reputation.