6 England fans jailed after Euro 2016 violence in Marseille

Six England fans have been jailed for their part in the violence at Euro 2016 in Marseille and all have been banned from France for two years.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jun 2016, 09:17 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 20:13 BST

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England fans clash with police prior to the match with Russia on Saturday, June 11. Picture: GettyEngland fans clash with police prior to the match with Russia on Saturday, June 11. Picture: Getty
England fans clash with police prior to the match with Russia on Saturday, June 11. Picture: Getty

The men, who appeared in court in the French city, were imprisoned for between one and three months.

Chris Booth, the father of Alexander Booth, 20, the youngest person jailed, cried outside the court and said he would fight the conviction.

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It followed a French prosecutor announcing that not a single Russian hooligan had been arrested, despite there being reportedly 150 of them.

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Injured England fan, Andrew Bache, 50, from Portsmouth, is in a critical condition after being beaten on the head by Russians armed with iron bars.

Russian fans charged at England supporters in the Stade Velodrome after the two teams drew 1-1 on Saturday night.

Brice Robin, chief Marseille prosecutor, said the fans were “well-trained”, “hyper-violent” and “hyper-rapid”.

Home Secretary Theresa May said England fans involved in the “inexcusable” violence in Marseille have let their country down. England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney appealed to fans to “stay out of trouble” following Uefa’s threat to expel the team from Euro 2016. The pair recorded a video in which Hodgson asked fans to ensure Uefa’s threats “are never carried out”.

Meanwhile, a Northern Ireland fan died after a fall in Nice. Darren Rodgers, 25, from Ballymena, Co Antrim, toppled 26ft from a promenade on to a hard pebble beach at around 2am on Monday, police said.

Asked whether Prime ­Minister David Cameron was concerned that England could be expelled from Euro 2016, his spokeswoman said: “The government is deeply concerned by the violence in Marseille at the weekend.”

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