Applying Sharan Hotel Guard kicked the police officer, the court told

Louise adamsBBC News, Essex

Demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping in about two months.

PA Media two police officers run next to the hotel, surrounded by a thin metal fence. A police van next to the building has also been parked. There is a large blue sign in the foreground that reads 'The Bell Hotel'. — Demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping in about two months.

A person who kicked a police officer protesting outside a hotel housing shelter seekers has been sentenced to a suspended jail.

52 -year -old Jimmy Hillard hit the officer with his leg outside the Bell Hotel in Essex on Friday.

It came after hours Appeal government court The migrants were allowed to be placed inside the building.

After assaulting an emergency worker, Carpenter from Luteon was sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for a year after assaulting an emergency worker.

He was also ordered to do 60 hours of unpaid work and to pay police officers £ 100 in compensation.

Serena Berry, Prosecution, Hillard said Bell was outside the hotel 21:20 BST while a police cordon was in place, and an officer asked him to move.

The prosecutor said, “This defendant did not move forward,” adding an officer, “pushed him away from the author’s cordon, causing him to fall to the ground”.

“While he kicked out on the ground [the officer]”Ms. Berry said,” No injury to the court “.

Judge Christopher Williams said that there were “ongoing disorders” among the hotel housing shelter across the country.

Reuters three police officers are standing on the sidewalk next to the hotel symbol in black uniform and hat — Judge Christopher Williams said that there were “ongoing disorders” among the hotel housing shelter across the country.

Rafael Pigot, mitigating, said that his client did not participate in protest to hurt anyone, claiming: “This was just a reaction.

“He is pushed, fly on the ground, so he is probably angry and upset with it.”

‘Hard and hostile’

Thousands have participated Anti-immigration protest and counter-demonstration Outside of Bell Hotel since July.

After this, a shelter seeker was arrested and later accused of several crimes including sexual harassment of a 14 -year -old girl.

Hadush Kebatu, who is from Ethiopia, denies crimes and Has been on test,

While sentenced to Hillard, Judge Christopher Williams said that authorities had faced “very difficult and hostile” situations several times.

“There are ongoing disorders around the government’s policy on those who want housing in hotels across the country,” he said.

“Bell Hotel is on his sub -center.”

Police have urged protesters to be peaceful

PA protesters marched into a tight group, melted a line of front police officers. The protesters are waving England and Union Jack flags. There are a handful of women and children near the crowd. — Police have urged protesters to be peaceful

Judge Williams said Hillard was first sentenced for racially increased crime outside the same hotel in 2021.

“Looking at the hotel and the disorder across the country, I have been considered punishment and preventive,” he said, “he said, banned Hillard from the area around the building for six months.

In the same court, Orchard Croft, Harlow’s Ross Ellis was sentenced to fail to provide a sample.

Essex police said that a car was taken to its officers, on the wrong part of the road, as they maintained a cordon on Friday.

Ellis, 49, was banned for two years and a fine of £ 200 was imposed.

Earlier on Monday, in a separate hearing in Chemsford Crown Court, 23 -year -old Charlie Land denied two crimes related to the incidents outside the Bell Hotel on 17 July.

Hatfield’s defendant at Heartfordshire denied violent disorder and criminally damaged a police van.

He was granted bail till the hearing on 22 September.