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Epping hotel: Protestor sentenced after admitting attacking police officer

Jimmy Hillard received an eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and must complete 60 hours of unpaid work after assaulting a police officer during protests linked to asylum seeker allegations.

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A carpenter who attended a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been handed a suspended prison sentence after he admitted assaulting a…

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Man who 'kicked out' at police officer during Epping protest spared jail

He kicked out at the officer after being pushed to the floor

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Protester who assaulted police officer at Epping hotel demo avoids jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, admitted to assault of an emergency worker at a protest outside the Bell Hotel

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Epping hotel: Protestor sentenced after admitting attacking police officer

A carpenter who attended a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been handed a suspended prison sentence after he admitted assaulting a…

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Epping asylum hotel protester kicked police officer, court told

A judge says police have been facing "difficult and hostile" environments in Essex.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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