SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR OLIVER COPPARD'S STATEMENT ON THE VIOLENCE IN ROTHERHAM

Published 5 August 2024 at 8:04am

Responding to the violence in Rotherham on 4th August, Mayor Oliver Coppard said:

"I am utterly appalled by the violence we’re seeing in Rotherham today

What we're seeing is not protest, it is brutal thuggery directed against some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

The people carrying out these attacks do not represent the beautiful, brilliant place and people I know. We will come after those carrying out this violence with the full force of the law."