A total of 20 people have now been jailed for a combined total of 75 years and 11 months for their roles in the Bristol riot. A further two people have now been sentenced after admitting offences committed during what became a night of violence in Bristol city centre on 21 March 2021.
Rose Lazarus, 21, of Bishopston, admitted a charge of violent disorder at Bristol Crown Court on Monday (August 8), and has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. And on Friday (August 5), Sidney Barnes, 22, from Sussex, admitted a charge of assaulting an emergency worker, and was sentenced to a 12-month community order, 870 hours of unpaid work and £250 in costs.
Back on 21 March 2021, an initially peaceful protest turned violent in Bristol city centre. Protestors were coming together for a demonstration against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is thought to risk minimising the public's rights to a peaceful protest.
