Summary
- After false information spread online, a violent mob targeted asylum seekers at a hotel in Manchester.
- Vanessa Smith and her daughter Nevey Smith pleaded guilty to violent disorder for their involvement in the shameful scenes.
- Nevey Smith, a 21-year-old single mum, was sentenced to a 12-month community order with unpaid work and rehabilitation requirements.
- The judge highlighted Nevey’s misguided, naive, and immature behavior without evidence of racism.