A teenager has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker in a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel in Merseyside
Jarad Skeete, 19, was among 15 arrested and has now been charged with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker. He will appear in court tomorrow.
Protest turned into violence, with shocking videos shared posted on social media showing the destruction taking place on the streets outside the hotel.A peaceful protest turned violent outside a hotel holding asylum seekers on Friday night.Home Secretary Suella Braverman condemned the "appalling disorder" and said the "alleged behaviour of some asylum seekers" was never an excuse for violence.
Members of refugee crisis charity Care4Calais were at the scene and said they were "trapped" amid the chaos. "The situation at the hotel in Knowsley where the far right are demonstrating & we are trapped in the car park still seems out of control.
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