Protester who had 'teeth knocked out' at Epping migrant hotel demo is back - and reveals he has GLUED them back in
Hundreds of furious locals gathered outside the Bell Hotel on Thursday after Ethiopian resident Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was charged with sex attacks on schoolgirls.
The protest started peacefully, but descended into frenzied violence when anti-migrant demonstrators clashed with counter protesters and police.
Footage showed the man in a grey vest square up to an officer before he was hit with the shield at full force.
The injured man then looked down at his hand in disbelief as he clasped his teeth and showed them eagerly to fellow protesters.
As people continue to gather outside the hotel today, the man was spotted back on the scene - with all his teeth in tact.
Asked what happened by a fellow protester filming him, he said: 'They're not teeth, they're implants. They've broke the implants, so I've literally Gorilla glued them in.
'There's no eating with them. I've got to have them put back in and it's going to cost a fortune.
'They're just glued in, so I hope no one flicks me in the mouth today because they'll come out again!'
In the aftermath of Thursday's demonstration, the injured man spoke to a camera and relayed his account of events and explained the teeth were now in his 'pocket'.
He claimed: 'I was trying to talk to him (the riot officer) and he smashed me in the face with his shield.'
The protester was then be seen reaching into his pocket before he presents what resembles a yellow luminescent highlighter, a bottle top, and two teeth.
Other footage shows the man furiously shouting at the riot police after his teeth have been knocked out as the man filming comments 'he's fuming mate'.
At the protest residents stood side-by-side to call for the hotel to stop operating as refugee accommodation.
More footage from the event appeared to show the moment a demonstrator was driven into by a police vehicle.
The van could be seen knocking over the young man, who stood in Epping High Road, in what appeared to be an attempt to stop the vehicle leaving.
Protesters had erected a make-shift barrier made up of pallets and plastic fencing in the road to prevent police driving away from the scene.
Exclusive from Epping Protest: Teeth are back in pic.twitter.com/0I6HMS2DYH
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Riot police smashed a shield into a protester's face and knocked his teeth out in a heated clash outside an Epping migrant hotel
Other footage shows the man furiously shouting at the riot police after his teeth have been knocked out as the man filming comments 'he's fuming mate'
In the aftermath of Thursday's protest incident the injured man spoke to camera where he relayed his account of events and explained the teeth were now in his 'pocket'
The injured man shows his teeth eagerly to fellow protesters including a lady with the Flag of St. George draped over her shoulders
A man was seen being struck by a police van following violent protests outside a migrant hotel in Essex on Thursday
But the first of four vehicles crashed through the barrier, leading a protester to stand in the road, who was then knocked out of the way by the second van as people screamed: 'Oh my god' and 'what the f***'.
The youth who was mowed down by the police van could then be seen getting up and brushing himself down as he shouted at the convoy.
Thursday's demonstration ended with three arrests after clashes with counter protesters and police.
Six arrests were made during the protest on Sunday evening which attracted more counter demonstrations and has spilled over into today.
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