Asylum hotel residents fight among themselves, throw rocks and try to climb walls as terrified neighbours cower in their homes

Residents of a hotel housing refugees were seen fighting, throwing rocks and trying to climb the walls of the building as terrified neighbors cowered in their homes.

Footage taken outside the Highfield House Hotel in Southampton, Hampshire, shows a bearded man in a red blouse shouting at someone who appeared to be inside the building.

Speaking in a foreign language, the two exchange angry words before the man outside begins climbing towards the first-floor window. He points and shouts at the person inside as several people gather to watch.

Moments later, he falls to the ground again and throws a rock at the window, causing the onlookers to hide.

In another clip, the same man is seen kicking the door at the entrance and trying to force his way in, before being dragged back by another man who tries to calm him down.

Locals heard the commotion around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Southampton Times reported.

One local resident said: ‘Aggressive shouting, fighting followed by the obvious sound of glass breaking.

Adding: ‘It frightened me, frightened me and made me angry. This isn’t the first time I’ve been woken up at 1am by aggressive sounds and actions. This affects my sleep and peace of mind.’

Footage taken outside Highfield House Hotel in Southampton, Hampshire, shows a bearded man in a red blouse shouting at someone before the man outside begins climbing towards a first-floor window.

One local resident said he filmed the fight in the hope the local council and police would notice.

Someone else told me website It was stated that the ongoing tensions between Kurds and Iranians inside the hotel may have caused unrest.

An unnamed person told the publication that tensions between Kurds and Iranians living in the hotel may be behind the unrest.

The Daily Mail has contacted Highfield House Hotel and Hampshire Constabulary for more information.

Company records show the firm that runs the hotel recorded a pre-tax profit of £1.98 million in the year ending 31 December 2024; that works out to an average of more than £38,000 a week.

This marks a sharp increase on the previous year, with a profit of £1.45 million.

The hotel was at the center of anti-immigration protests last month. Demonstrators carried Union Jack and St George flags outside the area, while counter-protesters carried banners reading ‘Refugees Welcome’.

Hampshire Constabulary said it was investigating an ‘extremely dangerous’ arson attack after a flare was pushed into the hotel’s ground floor window during demonstrations on September 1.

Officers said they were trying to trace two men wearing hooded tops, one in white and the other in dark clothing, who were seen approaching the scene on Shaftesbury Avenue and then running away.

The Southampton hotel has been at the center of controversy in recent months, including anti-immigration protests last month

Tensions were high across the country following a wave of protests outside hotels housing refugees over the summer.

The unrest was sparked by demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after an Ethiopian asylum seeker sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old girl in the town.

Hadush Kebatu, 38, who arrived in the UK on a small boat just days before the attacks in July, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court last month.

His crimes triggered widespread outrage as violent scenes emerged outside the hotel where the migrants were being housed.

Three people involved in the mayhem were jailed this month; One of them went to the roof and rang a bell to incite chaos.

Martin Peagram, Dean Smith and Stuart Williams were sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court after admitting violent disorder.