A stepmother who took her 11 -year -old son A post-Southport RiotWhere she shouted at the police who protected asylum seekers, she says that she has a “regret” on her actions.
One court heard that Amy Hodkinson-Hedgacocks, 38-year-old Amy Hodkinson-Hedgacocks, joined a protest outside a Holiday in Express at Stamworth, Staffordshire.
during Unrest On 4 August last year, The hotel was damaged And petrol was inserted inside and set an alet.
In November, Hodgekinson-Hedgacocks Angry reacted When he was convicted for a violent disorder, he sentenced him to 27 months in jail in Stafford Crown Court.
But after his release on the license, The Mother-of-Two has now talked about its repentance, described itself as “stupid” after being “caught in a moment” as “Idiot” and “stupid”.
She was one of the 544 people who were sentenced for crimes related to nationwide unrest, which broke after killing three children in a dance class in Southport. Tragedy triggers Misunderstanding waveIncorrectly Claim The killer was a refugee seeker.
Talk to The BBC Panorama program, Hodkinson-Hedgacocks, who now wore an electronic tag as part of one night’s curfew, said that she joined the protest after seeing the post on social media, claiming that the shelters were filmed in a park close to the hotel.
She now admits that claims can be untrue.
The former factory activist living in Tamworth said: “I took an oath. I was just screaming at the police, like how you like it if your child has been videoed by them? There is a level where you should stick to them with us.”
“I was disappointed, I was really disappointed.”
Hodgkinson-Hedgacocks said she felt worried for the people inside the hotel when she saw a petrol bomb burnt.
He said: “When they started breaking the windows, they were throwing fireworks through the hole and they were getting bang in the building, I felt that something bad is going to happen here.
“As soon as I saw that lighter walks on that petrol bomb, I thought, oh my God, this building is going to go down. I was really worried [the people inside]I thought, wow, it is about to go to flames, killing them all. ,
Looking at his actions, he said: “I admit that I was wrong to be there. I should never have been there. And I admit that I should never have a child with me. Massive regrets, great regrets. It is bad.”
He also said: “I have no answer to this, I am an idiot, stupid, got stuck in the moment.”
While in jail, Hodgekinson-Hedgacocks stated that it accepted £ 1,000 from a distant group patriotic option. This was offered to provide financial assistance to the families of the guilty people. He told BBC He regretted taking cash.
Last week, a police sentinel chief Wags “Every possibility” was that similar violence could occur again for the riots of Southport.
Write into Sunday wireSir Andy Cook, Chief Inspector of His Majesty’s Constable and Fire and Rescue Services, said that “last summer equipment hatred equipment remains unchanged and irregular”.
He said: “Online wrong information continues to spread. Community stress remains.”
He called upon the police forces to modernize their understanding of how the disorder develops in the digital age and spreads.
