Fundraiser for household of rioting thug who attacked police shut down
A fundraiser for the family of a rioting yob who hurled objects at police officers has been shut down after fury erupted among online.
People were previously enraged to discover a fundraiser had been created for Dominic Capaldi, who attacked police when they stopped him entering a hotel housing asylum seekers.
The shocking footage shows crowds at Castle Park, Bristol shouting in unison: ‘send them back’.
Dominic Capaldi, 34, was handed 34 months after pleading guilty to a charge of violent disorder.
A friend of the thug launched a CrowdFunder for his family, with the total soaring past £3,000 in a matter of days.
However the fundraising platform have since pulled the fundraiser, which had controversial social media personality Tristan in its list of donors.
A CrowdFunder created for the family of thug Dominic Capaldi has been pulled from the site after soaring past its £3,000 target
Capaldi (Pictured throwing items at police) pleaded guilty when he appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on August 10 and was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court to two years and 10 months in prison
A CrowdFunder spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Crowdfunder yesterday (August 19) made the decision to close the fundraiser related to the recent conviction of Dominic Capaldi, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 34 months in prison for his involvement in the Bristol riots.
‘This project was found to be in violation of Crowdfunder’s terms and conditions. As a result, the fundraiser has been closed, and all donations to the project have been refunded.
‘We remain committed to maintaining the integrity of our platform and ensuring it is used to support positive and lawful causes’
The CrowdFunder was initially launched by a friend – according to the Independent -to help the shameless thug’s family raise £1,000.
But by midday the following day, the fundraiser – which alleged Capaldi’s sentence was unlawful = had already soared past £3,000.
The CrowdFunder page read: ‘Dom was arrested and rushed through the courts, before being handed a 34-month prison sentence for attending a demonstration in Bristol he felt he needed to, relating to the safety of his children’s future.
‘Unfortunately he leaves a wife and children as well as an unpaid mortgage.
‘Please dig deep if you can and help his family through this ridiculous time.’
34 people have made donations, including Tristan Tate, who is currently expected to stand trial on charges of rape, as well as human trafficking. He has denied these accusations.
According to the Independent, Tate announced his £2,500 donation to his three-million followers on X (formerly Twitter).
However many were left enraged by the fundraiser, with one person penning: ‘Was he not throwing stuff at police? Is that not a crime?’
A second noted: ‘He plead[ed] guilty. He didn’t have to do that, could have taken it to trial. He obviously thought he was caught bang to rights.’
‘This guy went rioting so that we immigrants would be kicked out of this country. No thanks, I’d rather donate to the local mosque,’ a third quipped.
‘Jog on mate – HE was filmed throwing stuff at the police and pleaded guilty to violent disorder… not giving him a dime you mug!’ said another.
During Capaldi’s sentencing last Wednesday, Bristol Crown Court was told the repercussions of his crimes would have a ‘significant’ effect seven-year-old son as well as his wider family.
The fundraising page set up for Capaldi’s family by a friend surpassed £3,000
Among the 34 donors includes Tristan Tate (Pictured left) – the brother of controversial internet personality of Andrew Tate (Pictured right) – who donated £2,500
Mr John Stokes, defending told the court: ‘It is very sadly a case of “hindsight is a wonderful thing”, he recognises now with retrospect the foolishness of his actions on that day.’
Capaldi pleaded guilty when he appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on August 10 and was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court to two years and 10 months in prison.
Judge Martin Picton said: ‘This was the first post-Southport protest in Bristol to turn violent, but it has to be seen in the context of coordinated action on the part of extremists to cause violence, and by so doing to generate fear on the part of the community as a whole.’
He continued: ‘You were a part of that, standing within a large confrontational group who were acting in concert, but in particular you chose to throw objects at the mounted police officers who were required to put themselves in harm’s way to protect others.
