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Thug jailed for 14 years over fatal attack on pub-goer
A thug who launched a fatal attack on a father-of-two outside a pub was jailed for 14 years.
Steven Chappell, 29, kicked and punched pub-goer Daniel Bradley, 32, while he lay ...defenceless on the floor near The Brogden pub in Porthcawl, south Wales.
Mr Bradley suffered a chest infection, a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation and a chest infection that led to sepsis. He died in hospital two weeks after the attack in September 2023.
The killer claimed he had given Mr Bradley £50 for cocaine and wanted the money back.
But Mr Bradley said it was a case of mistaken identity and he did not have the money.
Chappell was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court. During a sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court, he was jailed for 14 years.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, said it had been a "vicious attack" which had caused "terrible grief and immeasurable pain".
She imposed an extended sentence after finding Chappell posed a danger to the public, meaning he will serve two-thirds of his sentence in custody before he can be considered for parole and will also be subject to an extended two-year licence period.
Thug jailed for 14 years over fatal attack on pub-goer
A thug who launched a fatal attack on a father-of-two outside a pub ...
A thug who launched a fatal attack on a father-of-two outside a pub was jailed for 14 years.
Steven Chappell, 29, kicked and punched pub-goer Daniel Bradley, 32, while he lay ...defenceless on the floor near The Brogden pub in Porthcawl, south Wales.
Mr Bradley suffered a chest infection, a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation and a chest infection that led to sepsis. He died in hospital two weeks after the attack in September 2023.
The killer claimed he had given Mr Bradley £50 for cocaine and wanted the money back.
But Mr Bradley said it was a case of mistaken identity and he did not have the money.
Chappell was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court. During a sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court, he was jailed for 14 years.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, said it had been a "vicious attack" which had caused "terrible grief and immeasurable pain".
She imposed an extended sentence after finding Chappell posed a danger to the public, meaning he will serve two-thirds of his sentence in custody before he can be considered for parole and will also be subject to an extended two-year licence period.
Blackpool disorder: Ringleader jailed for 30 months
A man who led a mob through Blackpool during rioting in the town was ...
A man who led a mob through Blackpool during rioting in the town was jailed for 30 months.
Roger Haywood, 41, encouraged a group to follow him to various locations around ...the seaside resort town, including the Cenotaph and the Tower, on August 3.
Haywood repeatedly verbally abused officers while the area was busy with families, before assaulting two police officers as they arrested him.
He was part of a group which confronted police in a shopping area during the unrest and his involvement included attempting to pull the shutters up of a store and assaulting a member of security staff.
He was jailed at Preston Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and violent disorder.
The Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham, told him: "You repeatedly approached the police line, jabbing a finger at them and ignoring their many requests to move away.
"Next you were seen leading a large group down the promenade, some had flags and some had their faces covered.
"You were at the front with your hands above your head to beckon them on. You were clearly in the lead."
Leeds disorder: Paedophile hunter jailed over racist abuse at protest
A self-styled paedophile hunter was jailed after admitting racially ...
A self-styled paedophile hunter was jailed after admitting racially abusing pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Leeds.
Phil Hoban, 48, was a prominent figure in an anti-immigration protest in the centre of Leeds on ...3 August, where he could be seen shouting and chanting.
He was jailed for eight months, having previously pleaded guilty to causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.
Hoban founded the online Predator Exposure group and claims to have snared 440 "online predators" using his social media channels, which he described as "child protection" work.
He said he had stepped down from the group following his conviction.
Hoban was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court alongside James Gettings, 35, who was also jailed for eight months.
CCTV footage captured the pair making racist taunts, including remarks referencing Allah, and imitating the way in which Muslim worshippers pray, the court was told.
Sentencing, the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Guy Kearl KC, said the "conduct and that of your group was designed to stir up hatred".
Rotherham disorder: Two jailed over unrest at migrant hotel
Two men were jailed for a total of five years over their parts in ...
Two men were jailed for a total of five years over their parts in unrest at a hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Elliott Wragg, 23, and Stuart Bolton, 38, were ...part of a mob that congregated outside the Holiday Inn Express in the Manvers area of Rotherham on August 4.
Wragg was among a group of between 70 and 100 rioters who launched missiles at police, while Bolton screamed abuse and goaded officers who were trying to protect the hotel.
The pair were sentenced together during a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court.
Wragg, from Barnsley, admitted violent disorder and was jailed for two years and four months.
Bolton, who had travelled 50 miles from his home in North Lincolnshire to join the demonstration, also admitted violent disorder and was jailed for two years and eight months.
He further admitted driving while disqualified and with no insurance and was banned from driving for three years, while the court also ordered confiscation of his Mercedes car.
The judge, the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told the pair: "You each participated in violent incidents which have cast a very ugly stain on this country."
Leeds disorder: Man jailed for racist taunts at protest
A man was jailed for eight months for making racist taunts at an ...
A man was jailed for eight months for making racist taunts at an anti-racism protestor during a demonstration in Leeds.
Jordan Plain, 30, made monkey noises and other racist gestures towards ...student Sarata Sawo.
Plain, who has numerous previous convictions, including for racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage, had been in attendance at an English Defence League protest.
In a victim impact statement, Ms Sawo told the court: "Many people have defended Jordan for what he did to me and said it was right. It was not right.
"I was born in Leeds and I have lived here my whole life. It's such a beautiful, diverse city.
"I don't even feel welcome in my own home. I don't even feel safe in my own house or area."
Plain pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause alarm or distress and was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court.
The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Guy Kearl KC, told him: "Given the context in which this incident occurred and the sustained nature of your conduct, which was designed to stir up racial hatred at a time of heightened social tension, an immediate custodial sentence cannot be avoided."
IN FULL: Armchair rioter jailed over Facebook posts encouraging violence at migrant hotel
An armchair rioter was jailed for 20 months for encouraging people on ...
An armchair rioter was jailed for 20 months for encouraging people on social media to attack a hotel in Leeds housing more than 200 migrants.
Jordan Parlour, 28, made Facebook posts ...on August 4 with the intention of sparking tensions while anti-immigration demonstrations were taking place nationwide.
Parlour pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words in the posts before magistrates in Leeds and was sentenced at the city's Crown Court.
Parlour is believed to be the first person to face prosecution for posting allegedly criminal messages linked to the violence.
He posted a Facebook status which suggested that "every man and his dog" should target the Britannia Hotel in Seacroft.
He also claimed in a comment on Facebook that migrants were given "the Life of Riley off the tax us hard-working people earn when it could be put to better use".
At the time of Parlour's posts, the Britannia Hotel was housing 210 migrants and over the weekend staff there reported that damage had been caused to the bedroom windows.
The hotel was later locked down to protect those living there.
Sentencing Parlour, the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Guy Kearl KC, told him: "Your intention was to incite violence.
"You were encouraging others to attack a hotel which you know was occupied by refugees and asylum seekers."
Judge Kearl said the offence was aggravated by "the timing of your posts, at a time of social unrest and particular sensitivity across the country".
A custodial sentence was therefore "unavoidable", he added.
This video has been edited to remove extreme language.
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