The smirking paedophile hunter now in jail
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA smirking thug who stood ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with the far-right denies being a racist. Shaun Holt, 42, has been locked up for two-and-a-half years for his role in rioting in Manchester city centre.
Far-right activists organised a demonstration in Piccadilly Gardens, after ‘entirely false’ rumours about the identity of the alleged perpetrator of the killing of three young girls in Southport circulated online.
The incident turned violent and police had to intervene to quell the disturbances. During the ugly scenes, Holt’s actions ‘encouraged’ an attack on a lone black man, and he struck an Asian man to the head. READ MORE: Man guilty of murdering his mum after stamping on her head After being arrested, Holt, from Stockport, told police that he’d attended after having seen the event publicised online.
His lawyer denied that Holt was part of any ‘far-right political group’. He claimed that Holt’s ‘concern is for children more broadly’.
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