Dozens of people are appearing in court following nearly a week of riots sparked by the Southport stabbings.
A 15-year-old boy arrived at court with his mum to admit throwing a paving slab at a member of the public during riots in Liverpool on Saturday.
He was among dozens of people appearing today, accused of offences related to UK-wide riots over the past week.
The suspects have been appearing in cities including Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and Leeds.
The hearings are taking place after a first group appeared in court on Monday.
Meanwhile, a man from Leeds who posted Facebook messages about attacking a hotel where asylum seekers were staying has been convicted of stirring up racial hatred.
It’s the first conviction for online posts in relation to the riots.
The 15-year-old boy who turned up with his mother was involved in disorder in Liverpool on Saturday night.
He was identified from CCTV and a TikTok video sent to police by a member of the public.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, said: “He picks up a paving slab which has been recently dislocated and throws it at a member of the public.”
The youngster, who cannot be named or pictured for legal reasons, had been on bail at the time – which banned him from entering the city centre.
He will be sentenced on 17 September.
The riots began in the wake of the stabbing that left three girls dead in Southport.
The first was in the Merseyside town last Tuesday after false information online suggested the suspect, who was born in Wales, was a Muslim asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat.
Man and woman blow kisses in court
A 26-year-old man also appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to admit his role in the Southport riot.
Dylan Carey, from Hindley in Greater Manchester, was arrested at Southport train station after video on social media showed him throwing a water bottle and kicking a police van.
Carey and a woman in the public gallery blew kisses to each other as he pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Twenty-eight suspects were also scheduled to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with violent disorder and other offences in relation to a riot in Middlesbrough on Sunday.
James Bullock, 20, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder after he was accused of being involved in an incident in which a burning wheelie bin was pushed at police.
John Garside, prosecuting, told the court Bullock had “visited the location wearing gloves and a balaclava”.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man denied violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon at the same court after he was accused of damaging property with a 4ft wooden pole.
Ashley Ferguson was remanded in custody until 27 August when he will appear at a crown court.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/28-people-charged-after-riots-in-middlesbrough-13191812
