Eight arrested over dairy attacks

Police have been patrolling outside the dairy since the attacks

Eight people have now been arrested in connection with violence at a Berkshire dairy owned by a Muslim family.

Last week, violent attacks by groups of up to 30 people took place near the Medina Dairy in Dedworth, which has also allegedly been fire bombed.

Four 16-year-olds, two 23-year-olds, and two other men, aged 18, and 44, have been arrested over the violence.

Police said five of them were charged with various offences including racial abuse, assault and carrying a weapon.

Three people, aged 16, 23 and 44, were charged with racially aggravated behaviour offences and another 16-year-old boy was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.

A 23-year-old man was charged with assault.

Jail threat

The Medina Dairy is a former Express dairy whose new owners run a 24-hour operation and have proposed plans for an Islamic religious centre on the site.

A dispersal order is now in place until 1 January and anyone refusing to comply could face three months in prison.

Fines of up to £2,500 or a three-month jail term, can be levied to anyone in a group who does not follow police instructions to leave the Dedworth area.

Anyone who is not from the area can be ordered to leave for 24 hours.