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  1. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Matt Precey

    The cleaner wrongfully imprisoned over Thetford asylum seeker leaks (opens the original)

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    Norfolk Police arrested the wrong man on suspicion of leaking the addresses of asylum seekers which they said had contributed to the recent disorder in Thetford. James Jobson was taken into custody and charged — only for the case against him to be dropped. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now apologised for a mistake which delayed his release from prison and left his family distraught. The 62-year-old works for Serco, a company which holds the contract for housing asylum seekers in the ea

  2. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Matt Precey

    Thetford disorder accused 'in prison' despite charge dropped (opens the original)

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    A man who was accused of sharing details of properties housing asylum seekers remains in prison despite charges against him being dropped, his family have said. James Jobson, from Costessey near Norwich, was charged and remanded in custody following anti-immigration disorder in Thetford, Norfolk, but police said on Friday that no further action was being taken. However, Jobson's family said he had not yet been released and been told it would be Monday at the earliest "due to paperwork". The Mini

  3. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Matt Precey

    Cleaner charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses in Thetford (opens the original)

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    A cleaner at a company that provides accommodation for asylum seekers has been charged with misconduct in public office over sharing the properties' addresses. Houses in St John's Way, Bracken Road, Clover Way, Elm Road and Chester Way in Thetford, Norfolk, were targeted by crowds over three nights earlier this month. James Jobson, 62, from Highlow Road, Costessey, near Norwich, works at Serco and appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on Monday. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Nor

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Matt Precey

    Arrest in Thetford migrant address sharing investigation (opens the original)

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    Police have arrested a man as part of an inquiry into how the addresses of asylum seekers were shared during disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in a town, the BBC can reveal. Properties in St John's Way, Bracken Road, Clover Way, Elm Road and Chester Way in Thetford, Norfolk, were recently targeted by crowds over three nights. The man, in his 60s, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of assisting an offender and inciting racial hatred and has been released on bail until 14 October. The

  5. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Matt Precey

    How asylum protests brought disorder to Thetford (opens the original)

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    It is normally a quiet residential street but on Wednesday night, Clover Way erupted. Residents later described their shock at seeing hundreds of people converging on an address where they believed asylum seekers were being housed. It was one of five locations across the Norfolk town of Thetford that saw sporadic violence and disorder over three consecutive evenings, beginning on Tuesday. Two police officers were taken to hospital, including one who had been bitten, and there were arrests on sus

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