Prison terms handed to members of 'baying mob' who attacked car in Hull

A man who was part of a "baying mob" that forced three terrified Romanians from their car during a riot has been jailed for six years, as the number of people sentenced for their part in far-right disorder topped 100.

- Robyn Vinter

David Wilkinson, 48, previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder, attempted arson and racially aggravated criminal damage after playing a "prominent role" in the violence that gripped Hull on 3 August.

Hull crown court heard Wilkinson was a member of a "baying mob" who left the driver of a BMW in fear for his life when more than 100 "angry" men descended on him and his two cousins. The group tried to drag them from the car, before punching him in the head and attempting to strike him with a metal bar.

In footage of the incident, the three men in the vehicle could be seen getting out with their hands raised in a gesture of surrender before fleeing to a nearby hotel, the court heard.

At other points during the day, Wilkinson spat, threw missiles and pushed wheelie bins at a police line protecting a hotel known to house asylum seekers. He appeared at one point to be holding nunchaku - amartial arts weapon - it was said.

Another man who was part of the group, John Honey, 25, admitted racially aggravated criminal damage of the car.