Teenage boy arrested over alleged emergency worker assault during Thetford protests

There was unrest in the market town of Thetford last week as some people attempted to storm homes linked to asylum seekers

A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker during anti-immigration disorder in Thetford.

The victim, a man in his 30s, is in a critical condition in hospital after the attack outside a takeaway

Police were called to reports a gang of up to six males had attacked a man outside a takeaway

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Prosecutors sought the sentence for Yuto Kawaguchi, 19, arguing he should bear the greatest responsibility for leading the assault on 20-year-old university student Tomoya Hase.