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Stockport man charged with racial harassment after protest outside hotel

By Alasdair Perry 12th Sep 2025

An Offerton man has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and racially aggravated harassment following a protest on Sunday 7 September (Image - Nub News)
An Offerton man has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and racially aggravated harassment following a protest on Sunday 7 September (Image - Nub News)

A Stockport man has been charged with assault and harassment following a protest outside a hotel.

Karl Haydock, 35, of Offerton, has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and racially aggravated harassment.

He appeared at Stockport Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 9 September.

The protest took place on Sunday 7 September outside a hotel in Fallowfield.

Police issued a dispersal order around the area - along Wilmslow Road - on the day.

A further seven arrests were made on the day - five others were bailed. Charges have since been secured against the two others:

  • Azeez Ibrahim Akin Kunmi (26/05/1997), of no fixed abode, has been charged with indecent exposure. He appeared at Stockport Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 9 September.
  • Robert Wood (04/12/1985), of St Mary's Road, Manchester has been charged with theft of a police hat and bailed for a future hearing.

     

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