Thug who kicked man in Piccadilly Gardens admits violent disorder
Colin Demulder, 36, of Birch Lane, Longsight, pleaded guilty to violent disorder when he appeared in court. The court heard he was involved in a large-scale disturbance on Piccadilly Gardens on August 3.
“Footage was obtained from social media which showed the group surrounding a lone black male and assaulting him,” prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said.
“During the assault, the defendant became involved and can be seen kicking and punching the male. The police quickly became involved and the defendant does not have the opportunity to do anything else.”
No application was made for bail.
Remanding him into custody, DJ Hogarth said: “You must understand how serious a nature of this offence is. A large group of people punching one male, in broad daylight, in full view of everybody including the police.”
He will next appear at Manchester Crown Court on August 16.