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Three men jailed for attacks on Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Newcastle
Far-right goons stage a counter-protest against a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Newcastle in June 2020

THREE thugs have been jailed for their part in attacks on police and on a peaceful Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstration in Newcastle.

The BLM demonstration took place on Saturday June 13 2020, in Newcastle city centre during worldwide protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the US the previous month.

Michael O’Brien, Ronald Short and Ryan Barlow were each jailed for 27 months at Newcastle Crown Court for their involvement in a riot in which missiles were hurled at police and peaceful BLM demonstrators.

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