She turned up to a riot wearing a yellow dress and holding a box of eggs - then ended up in court
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA beauty therapy student turned up to a riot in a yellow dress and bought eggs that were handed out to teenagers and launched 'as missiles' towards police during violent disorder in Newton Heath.
Destiny Waugh, 19, walked to a Shell garage near to where the scenes of disorder were unfolding, on Oldham Road on July 31 this year, and bought two cartons of six eggs, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Crowds had begun gathering outside the Holiday Inn earlier that evening, which reportedly housed asylum seekers, before the situation 'escalated', with bottles, bricks and eggs launched at hotel grounds and police as racist slurs were also shouted, the court was told. READ MORE "It's a s***hole mate - proper bad": Ex-Strangeways inmates' lift lid on 'disgusting' conditions inside During the incident, a bus was also attacked, with innocent passengers forced to 'flee to safety to behind the police lines' Mr Gavin Howie, prosecuting, said.
He said that there was 'no evidence' that Ms Waugh took part in those incidents specifically. However, the court was shown CCTV images of Ms Waugh walking along Oldham Road towards a nearby Shell Garage at around 7.18pm.
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