Mother-of-five ‘disgusted’ at her own actions, Bristol court hears

In Bristol, mother-of-five Lisa Bishop has been jailed for two years and two months after being “at the forefront” of a group that “targeted asylum seekers” living in a hotel during unrest on 3 August.

There was just a small team of officers trying to protect the Mercure hotel, the court was told, and there was a risk they would become overwhelmed.

“You were at the forefront, gesturing and shouting at the police as you drank more alcohol,” Judge Martin Picton told Bishop earlier. “The group of which you were part was getting increasingly agitated and aggressive and your actions must have contributed to this.”

Bishop had pleaded guilty to violent disorder, with the court being told she was “disgusted and ashamed” by her behaviour.

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