Man pleads guilty over Weymouth protest
Police officers formed a barrier between rival protest groups
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A 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a protest in Weymouth.
Eden Reboul, from Weymouth, appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday.
About 400 anti-immigration protesters gathered on the Esplanade on 4 August, along with about 200 Stand Up to Racism demonstrators.
Two police officers were injured. A number of people have since been charged with disorder and other offences.
The protest was one of a number across England and Northern Ireland following the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport - with unrest fuelled by misinformation posted online.
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