Two Jailed After Hotel Asylum Protest Leads to Violent Outbursts

Published on: 5 Sep, 2024
Updated on: 5 Sep, 2024

Clive Patfield & Kieron Marney – both jailed for violent disorder.

Two men who were part of a group that hurled objects and shouted racist abuse outside a hotel that was housing asylum seekers have been sent to prison.

Kieron Marney, 25, of Fairview Road, Ash, and Clive Patfield, 60, of The Chantrys, Farnham, gathered outside Potters International Hotel with around 200 people on July 31.

Although the majority protested in a peaceful manner, some turned aggressive and violent.

Video footage played at Winchester Crown Court yesterday (September 4) showed Marney hurling a bike at the hotel doors. He was also seen throwing objects and pulling window blinds.

Patfield was part of a group that was banging on the doors. Some people were shouting racist abuse and acting in a threatening way towards the people staying inside the hotel.

Patfield and Marney pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Marney was jailed for two years and three months, while Patfield was jailed for two years.

Three others, Alby Brannan, 18, of Winchester Road, Ash, Joe Howell, 19, of Bareham Drive, Ash, and Cameron Bowling, 41, of Broadhurst, Farnborough, also pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

Brannan and Howell are due to be sentenced on November 29 and Bowling on September 23.

Jamie Lee Turvey, 34, of Montgomery Road, Farnborough, denied the offence and is due to go on trial on April 14, 2025.

Perrie Fisher, 28, of Hillside Road, Farnham, was charged with the same offence and pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. He was jailed for 29 months on August 20.

Potters International Hotel, Aldershot, where the incident took place. Google

A 13-year-old girl from Aldershot, who cannot be named because of her age, also admitted violent disorder when she appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on August 13. She was bailed and is due to be sentenced at the same court on September 30.

Steven Tiquin, 41, Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, was charged with four counts of assaulting an emergency worker, affray and a racially aggravated public order offence.

He pleaded guilty when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court and is due to be sentenced on September 13.

Assistant Chief Constable Tara McGovern said: “While the majority of people who attended this protest in Aldershot were respectful, the men involved in disorder chose to act in an aggressive manner.

“Their behaviour that day spiralled out of control and caused fear of violence to those inside the hotel and our officers.

“I hope the sentences that Patfield and Marney received highlight that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. It is a clear message that these actions have consequences.

“This should serve as a warning to anyone else considering trying to bring mindless violence to our streets and that the minority who seek to cause disorder will face the full force of the law.”

The hotel protest followed the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport, with unrest believed to have been fuelled by misinformation online.

There were outbreaks of violence in other towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland, including Plymouth, Sunderland, Belfast, Rotherham, Manchester and London.