- Dozens appear in court after UK riots
- Riots sparked by misinformation about stabbing incident
- Charges include violent disorder, assault, and weapon possession
Dozens of individuals are appearing in court throughout the UK today after nearly a week of riots in response to a stabbing incident that killed three girls.
A 15-year-old kid appeared in court with his mother to acknowledge hurling a concrete slab at a member of the public during the rioting in Liverpool on Saturday night.
The adolescent is one of scores of people who have appeared in court today or will do so tomorrow on charges relating to the UK-wide riots over the last week.
The accused have appeared in courtrooms around the UK, including Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol, and Leeds.
The hearings follow the Monday appearance in court of the first group of people implicated in the UK-wide rioting.
Meanwhile, police in West Yorkshire and Cheshire have arrested people in connection with alleged social media posts related to the recent nationwide disturbances.
Teen appears in court following Merseyside disorder.
The 15-year-old who caused the disturbance in Liverpool on Saturday night appeared in court this morning after being identified through CCTV footage and a TikTok video given to police by a member of the public.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecutor at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, said: “He picks up a recently dislocated paving slab and throws it at a member of the public.”
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was on police bail at the time and was barred from accessing the city core. He will be sentenced on September 17.
Riots erupted across the UK during the last week in response to a stabbing incident that killed three girls in Southport.
The first riot broke out in the Merseyside town last Tuesday after incorrect information circulated online claimed the suspect, who was born in Wales, was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat.
Man and lady blow kisses to each other in court.
A 26-year-old man appeared in Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today to admit his involvement in the Southport brawl, which occurred near a mosque after other online allegations stated the stabbing suspect was Muslim.
Dylan Carey, 26, of Hindley, Greater Manchester, was detained at Southport train station on the same day as the disturbance when a video surfaced on social media showing him hurling a water bottle and assaulting a police truck.
Carey and a woman in the public gallery exchanged kisses in court as he pleaded guilty to violent conduct.
Man denies shoving burning garbage towards authorities.
Meanwhile, 28 people were expected to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court charged with violent disorder and other offences in connection with a disturbance that broke out in Middlesbrough on Sunday.
James Bullock, 20, has pleaded not guilty to violent disorder after being accused of pushing a blazing wheelie bin at police during the Middlesbrough riot.
Prosecutor John Garside told the court that Bullock had “visited the location wearing gloves and a balaclava”.
A 33-year-old man has denied violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon in the same court after being accused of causing property damage with a four-foot wooden pole during the Middlesbrough turmoil.
Ashley Ferguson was remanded in custody until August 27, when he will appear before crown court.
Teens will face court following Rotherham hotel riot.
Six people were expected to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court after violent scenes outside a motel housing migrants in Rotherham on Sunday.
Lee Crisp, 42, Christopher Rodgers, 38, and Liam Grey, 20, have been charged with violent disorder, along with two other youths who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
South Yorkshire Police have charged Joshua Simpson, 26, with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency personnel.
The woman is among those charged in Nottingham.
Meanwhile, eight people have been charged with disruption in Nottingham’s city centre over the weekend.
The seven men and one woman are between the ages of 18 and 46 and are suspected of a variety of crimes, including weapon possession and assaulting an emergency worker.
Ashley Harris, 36, was slated to appear in Bristol court on Saturday after being charged with violent disorder in the city centre, according to Avon and Somerset Police.
Two teens are among four charged in Bolton.
A brawl also broke out in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Sunday, with two men and two teens facing charges today.
Dominic Stanbridge, 30, of Buckshaw, has been charged with violent disorder and will appear in Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today.
James Nelson, 18, of Horwich, was charged with criminal damage to property valued at less than £5,000 and was expected to appear in court today.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with violent disorder, while another 16-year-old boy has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon in public.
Arrests for alleged online offences
West Yorkshire Police accused a 28-year-old man of using “threatening words or behaviour intending to stir up racial hatred” earlier today.
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The Crown Prosecution Service stated that the charge was based on purported Facebook posts made between August 1 and 5.
Jordan Parlour was expected to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning.
In a second incident, Cheshire Police officers detained a 32-year-old male and a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment with the aim to instil fear and violence.
On Sunday, August 4, officers received many reports from concerned members of the public regarding a Snapchat post inviting people to join an action outside a hotel in Cheshire.
The couple has subsequently been released on conditional bail, awaiting further investigations.
Man admits to carrying a metal pole as a weapon.
In the United Kingdom, three men from Blackpool appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Monday to admit their participation in the violence that erupted in the Lancashire town on Saturday.
Roger Haywood, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and has been granted bail until his sentencing hearing on September 4 in the same court.
Chalmers-Millington, 18, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence and was ordered not to enter the Blackpool promenade within 500 yards of the Metropole Hotel prior to his sentencing hearing on September 3 at the same court.
Ben Smith, 32, was remanded in custody after admitting possession of an offensive weapon, namely a metal rod, and is scheduled to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on September 16.
