Two more men charged over Rotherham rioting

Two more men have been charged following the rioting outside a hotel in Rotherham last summer.

Crowds clashed with officers outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4.

The hotel was housing asylum seekers at the time.

Philip Wood, 22, of Milton Street, Bootle, Sefton, is charged with violent disorder. He will appear before Sheffield Crown Court on January 27.

Darren Ward, 54, of Norville Crescent, Darfield, Barnsley, is charged with violent disorder. He will appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court on March 3.

A total of 91 people have now been charged in connection with the rioting, with 80 since been sentenced to a combined total of 184 years in prison.

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