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The Independent
18-07-2025
- 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
17-07-2025
- 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.
