The names and photographs of the rioters who wreaked havoc on the streets of England over the weekend following the stabbings in Southport have been released.
It came after courts began working through the night to try hundreds of suspects.
Right-wing unrest has been ongoing for a week, with unrest occurring across the UK and parts of Northern Ireland After three teenage girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday…
Police officers were injured during “sustained violence” in Plymouth on Monday, with similar incidents taking place on the streets of Darlington, where bricks were thrown at officers.
Justice Minister Heidi Alexander said around 567 additional prison capacities would soon be used to deal with the riots.
Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson told LBC’s Nick Ferrari: “This is the ugly face of racism.
“Racism is not limited to the right or the left. Most of the thugs involved in this can’t even write the words right or left, let alone think politically.”
Six people have been charged in connection with riots outside a hotel in Rotherham on Sunday. used to house refugees.
A 14-year-old boy who was seen throwing fireworks at police in Liverpool city centre on Monday has admitted violent disorder and was released on bail ahead of sentencing.
It was stated that the young man, whose father and uncle were in court at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, had no previous criminal record.
Defence lawyer Iqbal Singh Kang said the boy was there to board a bus and go home, adding, “He did not enter the city centre with the intention of causing or increasing any chaos.”
“He got involved in something much more serious without thinking. It was completely sudden.”
Another incident in Liverpool involved a masked thug acting as a “lookout” while a library was being looted.
Adam Wharton, 28, of Selwyn Street, admitted burglarizing Spellow Library, which was set on fire on Saturday night.
The father-of-one, who has 26 previous convictions, appeared in court wearing a grey prison tracksuit after being attacked in the cells, suffering a bloody nose and an injured eye.
His brother, Ellis Wharton, 22, was also found guilty of stealing from Spellow Library but denied assaulting a police officer. He was remanded in custody.
Dad-of-three Derek Drummond, 58, from Southport, admitted assault and violent disorder after shouting “f*** houses” before striking police officer Thomas Ball in the face.
Prosecutor Joshua Sanderson-Kirk said PC Ball was sent to a mosque on St Luke’s Road on July 30 when a group of around 300 people arrived shouting “this is our f****** country” and “you sons of bitches”.
The court was later told that the bricks were thrown when the garden wall collapsed.
During the hearing, two women sat at the back of the courtroom, one in tears and the other blowing kisses to Drummond as he left.
William Nelson Morgan, 69, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
The court heard he was identified as part of a crowd who threw bricks at police officers on County Road on Saturday night and had a wooden baton with him.
When he was taken into custody he resisted arrest and shouted at an officer to let him go, the court heard.
Lloyd Killner, 35, from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and denied a charge of causing violent disorder in Liverpool city centre.
Declan Geiran, 29, of Kelso Road, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and arson at the same court.
Two men and a woman were convicted for their roles in the violent unrest #Sunderland.
Following the disgraceful events on Friday evening, Leanne Hodgson, Josh Kellett and Andrew Smith pleaded guilty today.
Their detention continues until their sentences are determined. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/tzXN4vBdLu
— Northumbria Police (@northumbriapol) August 5, 2024
Prosecutors said on Saturday Geiran was seen on CCTV in Liverpool city centre using a “tool” to set fire to a police Ford Transit van that had been abandoned by officers.
Jimmy Bailey, aged 45, of Station Avenue, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder.
John O’Malley, 43, of Cambridge Gardens, Southport, pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder.
Gareth Metcalfe, 44, of Cambridge Gardens, Southport, appeared at the same court last Tuesday charged with causing violent disorder in Southport and did not enter a plea.
All adult defendants were ordered to remain in custody until their next court date on August 29 or 30.
Curtis Coulson, 30, sobbed in the dock as he denied being involved in a fight, following the disorder in South Yorkshire at the weekend, at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court.
The offence is alleged to have been linked to an incident where he allegedly swung a stick at a woman outside Sheffield City Hall on Sunday.
Coulson was denied bail and will appear in court in September.
Six people appeared in court at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday and all were remanded in custody until their next court hearing on September 2.
Josh Kellett, 29, from Southcroft, Washington state, admitted to being involved in the violence following the unrest in Sunderland on Friday.
The court was told that there were images of the defendant throwing stones at police officers along with a large group.
It was reported that he was wearing a mask but could only be identified by his “distinctive tattoos”.
Andrew Smith, 41, of High Street East in Sunderland, was found guilty of causing violent disorder following the unrest in Sunderland.
Shaun Doran, 48, of Villette Road, Sunderland, was acquitted of the same offence when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.
Clinton Morrison, 31, did not enter a plea when he appeared in court charged with causing violent disorder over the disturbances in Sunderland.
Leanne Hodgson pleaded guilty to causing violent disorder after footage showed her pushing a large bin towards a police line during unrest in Sunderland.
The 43-year-old, from Holborn Road, Sunderland, who has a “long-standing alcohol problem”, denied attending the initial march but said he had been out drinking and was involved in the chaos that broke out when the pub closed.
Prosecutor John Garside said “a large crowd was cheering and joining in” as Hodgson pushed the bin at the officers.
District Judge Zoe Passfield told him: “This was large-scale crowd violence which caused public fear and damage to local businesses.
“There is no justification for this.”
Brian Gilby admitted buying e-cigarettes from a shop in Sunderland that was damaged during the unrest but denied taking part in the protests.
The 27-year-old, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to theft.
Defence barrister Heather Bolton said Gilby denied being part of the protests or being involved in any violent disorder, but said he was “socialising with friends” in the city centre when he saw a shop that was “already damaged” and went inside.
Carl Holliday, 30, of Tankerville Street, Hartlepool, was found guilty at Teesside Magistrates’ Court of causing violent disorder during a protest in Hartlepool.
He was remanded in custody until sentencing at Teesside Crown Court on September 2.
Tamsyn Cerr, 21, of Firby Close, Hartlepool, pleaded not guilty to the same charge and was remanded in custody until her next court hearing, also on September 2.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the courts were “on standby” to deliver “speedy justice”, but the two men charged following disorder in Bristol city centre on Saturday are not expected to appear in court until September.
Adrian Croft, 45, of Holywell, Flintshire, was charged with a Section 4 public order offence and a charge of possession of class A drugs.
Damien Williams, 39, of Stockwood Crescent, Knowle, was charged with Section 4 offence of breaching public order.
Both men were released on bail and will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on September 5.
Two men charged in connection with disorder in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday will not appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre until August 22.
Jarrod Hollinshead, 26, of no fixed address, was charged with using threatening or abusive words and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, while Lee Bodman, 52, from Stoke-on-Trent, was charged with assaulting an emergency worker by beating her and breaching a criminal behaviour order.