"Violence outside Citywest Hotel appears to have been spurred at least in part by online discourse Social media is believed to have played a pivotal role in how events at Citywest escalated into multiple nights of rioting following the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Monday. A protest in response to the alleged assault - for which a 26-year-old man has been charged with in court"
"- took place outside the Citywest Hotel that night, where a smaller crowd than would be seen over the coming days gathered on the road outside the hotel."
Social media is believed to have played a pivotal role in how events at Citywest escalated into multiple nights of rioting following the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Monday. A 26-year-old man has been charged in court in connection with the alleged assault. A protest in response to the alleged assault took place outside the Citywest Hotel that night, where an initially smaller crowd gathered on the road outside the hotel. The crowd grew over the coming days and violence outside the hotel appears to have been partly driven by online discourse.
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