The men have each been given prison terms of more than two years for their part in the disorder.
Andrew Stewart, Brandon Kirkwood and Christopher Douglas are the first three rioters in Hull to be sentenced
Andrew Stewart, 37, of Anlaby, Hull, and Brandon Kirkwood, 20, of Downing Grove, Hull, have each been jailed for two-and-a-half years.Sentencing them, Judge Mark Bury said all three were involved in a "malevolent nature of violence". Prosecutor Jeremy Evans said projectiles had been thrown at police, and smoke bombs and pyrotechnics had been set off.
He said Kirkwood, who had pushed a large bin at a line of officers, had "to some extent been swept up" by the unrest but was at the "front" of a mob.Eight windows of the hotel were smashed and there were further incidents of "frightening disorder" at a garage off Spring Bank where cars were attacked including a BMW, with its occupants – Romanian nationals –
He said the 20-year-old was "disgusted" with himself and had lost his job with an underfloor-heating business.
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