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Soccer yob is jailed

A 20-year-old Romford man has been jailed for his part in the vilence that marred a Premier League soccer match last year.

Richard Coffman, of Mawney Road, has been jailed for 18 weeks and banned from football matches for six years in connection with disorder following the West Ham v Tottenham fixture in August 2009.

Coffman was sentenced at Stratford Magistrates' Court after previously pleading guilty to affray at an earlier hearing.

He was sentenced to eight weeks for affray and a further ten weeks for breaching a suspended sentence, totalling 18 weeks.

His conviction follows an investigation into a large scale fight involving approximately 100 people in Mile End Road, at 5pm on 23 August. The disorder involved West Ham and Tottenham fans, who had been drinking in separate pubs after the game.

To date, a total of 67 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, led by officers based at Stratford Police Station.

Of those, 57 people are currently on bail awaiting trial or court appearances.

Date published: 09/03/2010 00:00:00

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