Father of the year award goes to... dad who took baby to far right riot

Mason Reddy, 24
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A dad who took his baby to the far-right riot outside a Rotherham hotel housing refugees has been jailed.

Mason Reddy, 24, was seen launching sections of wood fencing towards officers in the cordon at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Manvers on Sunday, August 4. South Yorkshire Police officers at the scene reported seeing Reddy with a small child in the pram during the large-scale violent disorder which saw mobs smash the asylum seeker hotel.

Reddy’s decision to wear a jacket with the name of his Sunday league football team on ultimately led to him being caught. The distinctive jacket led to several officers identifying Reddy, leading to his arrest on August 22.

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He was charged with violent disorder and pleaded guilty to the offence. Reddy, of Victoria Street, Goldthorpe, was jailed for three years.

Five more people, including a 17-year-old, have also been sentenced following the deplorable scenes of violence. On Wednesday (18 September) Lee Marshall, 39, of Princess Street, Barnsley, jailed for two years and two months at Sheffield Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to violent disorder and the assault of an emergency worker.

Also sentenced on Wednesday was a 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons. The boy was seen aggressively waving a wooden stick at officers before being detained by police dog Luna.

Stephen Roughley, of Barnsley Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison at Sheffield Crown Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder at an earlier date. Regan Urruty Dever, of Ouse Terrace, Coinsbrough, Doncaster, was sentenced to two years in prison.

Daniel Dicks, 33, of Probert Avenue, Goldthorpe, Barnsley was jailed for two years and eight months.

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