Woman Sentenced to 27 Months for Role in Violent Riot at Asylum-Seeker Hotel

Aimie Hodgkinson-Hedgecox was jailed for taking an 11-year-old to a protest that turned violent, involving arson and racist abuse.

Aimie Hodgkinson-Hedgecox, 37, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Stafford Crown Court.
The riot occurred outside a Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, housing asylum seekers.
Video evidence showed Hodgkinson-Hedgecox shouting incendiary and racist remarks at police.
The protest escalated to arson, with petrol used to set parts of the hotel on fire.
Judge Jonathan Gosling emphasized the danger posed by the protest, which involved hundreds of participants.