Tommy McQuaker因在一次针对寻求庇护者的抗议中袭击警察而被判处12个月监禁。 Tommy McQuaker sentenced to 12 months for attacking police at a protest against asylum seekers.

Tommy McQuaker,29岁,因在Tamworth旅馆外暴力抗议寻求庇护者被判处至少12个月的徒刑。 Tommy McQuaker, 29, was sentenced to at least 12 months in prison for his role in a violent protest outside a Tamworth hotel housing asylum seekers. 8月4日约有300人用烟花、汽油炸弹和啤酒罐袭击警察。 The protest involved around 300 people attacking police with fireworks, petrol bombs, and beer cans on August 4. 扔啤酒罐的麦奎克被一只警犬咬了 McQuaker, who threw beer cans, was bitten by a police dog. 法官John Gosling将这起事件描述为严重暴力和种族主义虐待的“包围区”。 Judge John Gosling described the incident as a "siege" with serious violence and racist abuse. McQuaker对暴力混乱认罪,并将按许可证服满30个月刑期的剩余刑期,并下达五年刑事行为命令。 McQuaker pleaded guilty to violent disorder and will serve the rest of his 30-month sentence on license, with a five-year criminal behavior order.