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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

Stepmother admits ‘massive regret’ for taking 11-year-old son to violent post-Southport riot

A stepmother who took her 11-year-old son to a post-Southport riot, where she shouted at police protecting asylum seekers, has says she has “massive regret” over her actions.

Amy Hodgkinson-Hedgecox, 38, joined the protest outside a Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth, Staffordshire, after initially intending to take the boy to a skate park, a court heard.

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