Three men and 17 year old boy latest charged over Rotherham rioting

Groups clashed with police outside of a hotel housing asylum seekers in Manvers last year

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 18th Feb 2025

Three men and a teenager have become the latest to be charged over the rioting outside of a hotel in Rotherham last year.

Crowds clashed with police outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers in August, in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

A 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has been charged with violent disorder. He will appear before Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on February 26

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

Philip Wood, 22, of Milton Street, Bootle, Sefton, is charged with violent disorder. He will appear before Sheffield Crown Court on March 28.

Lee Whitelam, 33, of Town Lane, Rotherham, has been charged with violent. He will appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on March 31.

94 people have now been charged over the disorder, with 80 being sentenced so far.

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