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Ellie Ng

Two men guilty of being part of ‘violent mob’ at asylum hotel protest in Epping

A police car outside the Bell Hotel (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Two men have been convicted of being part of a “violent mob” at an asylum hotel protest in Epping which saw police officers attacked and the town descend into chaos.

Lee Gower, 43, and Phillip Curson, 53, joined originally peaceful demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Essex on July 17 last year and later took part in widespread disorder as tensions between groups of protesters and police boiled over.

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