Rioter locked up for taking part in 'racist, hate-fuelled violence'

HE PLAYED A 'PROMINENT ROLE' IN CITY CENTRE DISTURBANCES

- By MARK NAYLOR

A RIOTER who joined in during “12 hours of racist, hate-fuelled mob violence” has been jailed after he threw a smoke bomb towards a police cordon outside a hotel where asylum seekers were living.

Daniel Lamb was also involved in other disturbances on a day of shame when serious scenes of city centre trouble caused “immeasurable harm” and fear, Hull Crown Court heard.

Lamb, 39, of Church Drive, Leven, near Beverley, admitted an offence of violent disorder on August 3.

Samantha Laws, prosecuting, said that Lamb was part of a large crowd that gathered in King Edward Street, Hull city centre, at about 12.55pm. He was carrying a bag in his hand, which he seemed to be swinging, and he stood at the front of a crowd that was chanting and shouting at police while others attacked officers.