In the cells below, four men and two teenagers are waiting for their moment in court, all charged with being part of the violence.
"If you think [of] what happened in Germany, I'm frightened with that happening here."Angela Patrick, 32, who also voted Conservative, said she shared some of the public's appetite for political renewal.
"I'm a much more inclusive person and although I welcome change, I don't want racism," she said.Ms Patrick explained that her decision was partly influenced by the individual candidates in her ward, though she praised Rushden's Labour MP Gen Kitchen for her active presence in the area."She's so accessible. I've met her several times at local events. I would have liked to vote for Labour [in the local election], but we didn't have a good representative in the area," she said.
In a nearby hair salon, 31-year-old Sarah Ledger expressed strong support for Reform, though she did not vote.While getting highlights at The Hair Lounge, Ms Ledger, who herself runs a barber shop in Higham Ferrers, said: "They need to look after the businesses. They might actually get something done without the lies.
"If I had voted, I would have voted for Reform."
She said her partner, a Trump supporter and regular listener to the Joe Rogan podcast, shared her views.In court, she would later tell her would-be killer: "The thing I remember most about you is your eyes.
"You looked possessed and you didn't look human."Leanne Lucas, who was leading the dance class, had first spotted Rudakubana outside when she went to open a window to let some air into the warm dance studio.
She thought nothing of it until the door swung open and he appeared.What happened next, she said, left her and the girls with "scars we cannot un-see, scars we cannot move on from".