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A man in Nottingham has been given a 28-day suspended sentence for assaulting another man during protests in August of last year. The man, 81-year-old Keith Edwards, pleaded guilty to assault by beating after being caught on camera stamping on another man who was being held down by police. He is thought to be the oldest person to have been charged in connection with the protests, which took place in the city centre and involved rival groups. Although the demonstrations were largely peaceful, police arrested 15 people during the day.
Edwards had claimed that he had gone to the city centre to buy a loaf of bread but had become “embroiled” in the protests. In footage that was shown to the court, he could be seen walking over to a man on the floor who was being detained and stamping on his leg. Earlier footage had also captured him telling a protester that “children were killed in Southport by your friends”. It was unclear which incident he was referring to.
District Judge Sunil Khanna told Edwards, who has no previous convictions, that up until now he had been a man of “impeccable character”. However, he had “got himself embroiled” in the protests, which were a “large-scale civil disorder”. The judge went on to say: “ You’ve never done anything like this before and I’m sure you won’t again.” In addition to the suspended sentence, Edwards was ordered to pay court costs and a victim surcharge totalling £239.
The protests on 3 August last year saw hundreds of people turn out in Nottingham. The demonstrations were organised by rival groups and several roads were closed as a result. While several arrests were made, the police said that the majority of the events remained peaceful. The reason behind the protests was not made clear in the article
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