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The Independent
5 days ago
- The Independent
Man sentenced for dropping vermin outside religious venue
Edmund Fowler, 66, was captured on CCTV releasing rats outside Sheffield Grand Mosque on Grimesthorpe Road. This incident was part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes, which Fowler repeated on three other occasions between May and June. Fowler, of Skelwith Drive, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated harassment at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. On 16 July, he was handed an 18-week prison sentence, which was suspended for 18 months. As part of his sentence, Fowler was also prohibited from going near any mosque for 18 months.
The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Man dumps rats outside Sheffield mosque in hate crime
This is the shocking moment a man releases rats outside a mosque in Sheffield as part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes. CCTV footage shows Edmund Fowler, 66, taking cages containing rats from his car boot and dumping them outside Sheffield Grand Mosque on Grimesthorpe Road, with the vermin appearing to run in through the fence. The 66-year-old repeated this on three other occasions between May and June. Fowler, of Skelwith Drive, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated harassment at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. On Thursday (16 July), he was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, and banned from going near a mosque for 18 months.
Arab News
7 days ago
- Arab News
Man jailed in UK after releasing rats outside mosque
LONDON: A man has been jailed in the UK after being filmed dumping wild rats outside a mosque in the city of Sheffield, The Independent reported on Thursday. Edmund Fowler, 66, was caught on film unloading the rodents from the back of his car outside Sheffield Grand Mosque. Footage showed the rats running through the mosque's fence into the grounds of the building. Fowler did this a further three times between May and June before being charged. He pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated harassment at Sheffield Magistrates' Court, which sentenced him to 18 months in jail and banned him from going near a mosque for a further 18 months upon release. The mosque's manager said in a statement that community members 'are scared of further harassment and are now too scared to come to the mosque.'
The Independent
7 days ago
- The Independent
Man filmed releasing rats on pavement outside Sheffield Grand Mosque
CCTV footage shows Edmund Fowler, 66, releasing rats outside Sheffield Grand Mosque on Grimesthorpe Road. Fowler repeated this act on three further occasions between May and June, as part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes. He pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated harassment at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. On 16 July, Fowler was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, and banned from approaching any mosque for 18 months. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
17-07-2025
- The Independent
Moment man dumps rats outside Sheffield mosque in hate crime
This is the shocking moment a man releases rats outside a mosque in Sheffield as part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes. CCTV footage shows Edmund Fowler, 66, taking cages containing rats from his car boot and dumping them outside Sheffield Grand Mosque on Grimesthorpe Road, with the vermin appearing to run in through the fence. The 66-year-old repeated this on three other occasions between May and June. Fowler, of Skelwith Drive, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated harassment at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. On Thursday (16 July), he was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, and banned from going near a mosque for 18 months.
