A statement by First Bus said the loss of the bus had cost the company £500,000 and other drivers had since expressed concerns about driving through the Harehills area.
Paul Addison, representing Dobre, said he became “drawn into the disorder” after hearing rumours “that some children from the Roma community had been maltreated by the authorities and the police”.
He said Dobre “saw others acting violently and joined in” but accepts he “acted in a deplorable, violent way” and “apologises to the community in Harehills, of which he is a member, for bringing deep shame and discredit upon them”.
The court was told women and children were crying during the violence and some families kept their children off school because they feared further incidents.
The men were the first to receive jail sentences following the disorder in Harehills, described by Judge Tom Bayliss KC as “mob violence”.
West Yorkshire Police has said more than 40 arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing.
The court heard the financial impact of the disorder that night to West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Fire Service was £300,000.
