Search Results
7/21/2025, 10:24:05 AM
>Six people have been arrested during the latest protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Essex.
>Bottles and smoke flares were thrown towards police vehicles during the demonstration which saw more than 1,000 people gathered at the site of the Bell Hotel in Epping.
>Ch Supt Simon Anslow said it was disappointing to see the protest escalate into "mindless thuggery".
>The disorder followed the arrest and charge of an asylum seeker last week on suspicion of alleged sexual assaults in the town.
>"Our cells, which have been filling up throughout the evening, are ready for you," Ch Supt Anslow warned in a statement.
>"I think I speak for all of us – including the people of Epping – when I say we've had enough of your criminality," he added.
>Police put in place a Section 35 dispersal order to "prevent further crime or anti-social behaviour" overnight.
>Demonstrators on Sunday chanted "send them home" and "save our kids", as projectiles were thrown towards police vans blocking the entrance to the hotel.
>Many had travelled from across the UK, with one woman from Scotland telling the BBC she felt compelled to "support local people and get the asylum seekers out".
>Police also surrounded a counter-protester, an elderly woman, before escorting her out of the area as masked protesters followed her and shouted abuse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr3716kd8mo
>Bottles and smoke flares were thrown towards police vehicles during the demonstration which saw more than 1,000 people gathered at the site of the Bell Hotel in Epping.
>Ch Supt Simon Anslow said it was disappointing to see the protest escalate into "mindless thuggery".
>The disorder followed the arrest and charge of an asylum seeker last week on suspicion of alleged sexual assaults in the town.
>"Our cells, which have been filling up throughout the evening, are ready for you," Ch Supt Anslow warned in a statement.
>"I think I speak for all of us – including the people of Epping – when I say we've had enough of your criminality," he added.
>Police put in place a Section 35 dispersal order to "prevent further crime or anti-social behaviour" overnight.
>Demonstrators on Sunday chanted "send them home" and "save our kids", as projectiles were thrown towards police vans blocking the entrance to the hotel.
>Many had travelled from across the UK, with one woman from Scotland telling the BBC she felt compelled to "support local people and get the asylum seekers out".
>Police also surrounded a counter-protester, an elderly woman, before escorting her out of the area as masked protesters followed her and shouted abuse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr3716kd8mo
Page 1