Family of thug involved in Newton Heath disorder shout in court as he's led to the cells, with judge telling him 'you're a grown man'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe family of a man who hurled a glass bottle and broken bricks at a hotel in Newton Heath during a violent disorder shouted in court after he was refused bail.
Paul Smith was involved in disorder that broke out outside the hotel on Oldham Road on July 31, a court heard. The 21-year-old was 'one a large group of people' who had gathered outside the accommodation, which is believed to have housed asylum seekers.
He was identified as being in the area for ‘some time', prosecutor Robin Lynch said. He was then seen hurling a glass bottle towards the hotel, as well as parts of broken brick. "At 9.45pm he is seen throwing what appears to be a glass bottle from his left hand", Mr Lynch said. "Shortly afterwards he is then seen carrying a brick in his left hand.
He is then seen shortly after that picking up bits of broken brick from the floor and then picks up another brick and throws it against the wall to break it into smaller pieces.
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