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flag Two men pleaded guilty to violence and vandalism at a 2025 protest over asylum housing in Essex, injuring eight officers.

flag Two men, Luke Fleming, 21, and Shaun Thompson, 38, admitted to violent disorder and criminal damage following a July 17, 2025, protest outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, which housed asylum seekers. flag The demonstration, linked to the case of Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu—an asylum seeker convicted of assaulting a 14-year-old and later wrongfully released before deportation to Ethiopia—turned violent, with protesters throwing projectiles and damaging a police vehicle. flag At least eight officers were injured. flag Both men were released on bail, with sentencing pending. flag The incident is part of a broader pattern of unrest over asylum housing and immigration-related tensions in the UK.

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