Two women plead guilty

Two women have pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a disturbance outside a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers.

Michelle Jibson, 45, of Kingsbridge Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty to violent disorder. She is alleged to have attended outside the hotel on Oldham Road on July 31.

Both her and Tracy Pearson, 53, were described as ‘agitators’. Jibson was said to be wearing a yellow shirt with an England flag wrapped around her waist.

“She is seen to strike out at a police officer during a verbal provocation,” prosecutor Tess Kenyon said. “She doesn’t remove herself despite requests by the police to move on.”

Jibson was said to have ‘genuine remorse’. Pearson, also of Kingsbridge Road, was said to have attended outside the hotel, and was also wearing an England flag wrapped around her waist.

She was said to be verbally provocative to the police, shouting: “F*** off – I can’t believe you lot at sticking up for that s**t in there. They can get away with everything in this country, they stabbed a soldier last week.

“Mental health – we ain’t f***ing stupid. They rape our kids and murder them.” Ms Shaw, representing both, said of Pearson: “She is very sorry. She wished she didn’t attend at the time.”

Both women were remanded into custody and will be sentenced on August 19.

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