A 12-year-old boy has admitted to throwing a missile at a police van and taking part in two separate incidents of disorder in Manchester. The court heard he was part of a group that gathered on 31 July outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Newton Heath, then was "filmed by police kicking the front window of a vape shop" in Manchester city centre on 3 August.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court. The judge says the 12-year-old was "more involved in the violence and disorder than any other defendant I've seen coming through these courts".

A 15-year-old has pleaded not guilty to burglary in connection with riots in Liverpool. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, is accused of stealing a vape from a shop in the city centre, which had its windows smashed during unrest on 3 August. He said he picked it up from the street and not inside the shop itself. Lawyers for the boy indicated he would accept the lesser charge of theft. He was granted bail on the condition he stay at his parents' house. His trial has been set for 14 November.

A 34-year-old man has admitted to sharing a video on TikTok to stir up racial hatred. James Aspin, from Blyth in Northumberland, pleaded guilty to distributing a recording intending to stir up racial hatred. He was remanded into custody and is due to be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court in a week.

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A man has been jailed for two years after admitting assaulting a police officer at a protest in Weymouth. Jason Francis, 38, of Meadow View Road in Weymouth, was involved in an anti-immigration protest which led to violent disorder on 4 August. Dorset Police say he was seen moving towards a police line pushing and kicking out at officers – before punching one officer in the face. He was jailed for two years after pleading guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker.



A man who "barrelled into" a police officer during a night of protests has been jailed for a year. Ryan Wheatley, 40, was arrested in Southampton on Wednesday as he took part in an anti-immigration protest, which was outnumbered by up to 400 people who gathered and chanted "racists go home". Wheatley, of Malvern Close, Fair Oak, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating at a hearing on Friday. Passing sentence at Southampton Crown Court, Judge Christopher Parker said it was clear he "intended to cause or threaten violence".



A 41-year-old man has been jailed for two years and eight months at Sheffield Crown Court for his part in the rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham. Ricky Hardman, of Norfolk Road in Barnsley, was arrested after a picture of him brandishing a piece of wood on 4 August was published in a national newspaper, a judge was told.

Video was also shown in court showing the defendant was part of a group attacking a police dog van during the violence outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers. Recorder of Sheffield Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Hardman: “There’s no question the disorder was racist in character and extremely frightening for anyone who was there.”



A man who falsely claimed on a live-streamed TikTok video that he was “running for his life” from rioters in Derby has been jailed. Dimitrie Stoica had been broadcasting to 700 followers as he walked around the city on Wednesday – when there were heightened fears of disorder. Police say despite no problems occurring, at about 22:00 BST the 25-year-old told those watching he was being chased by "extreme right-wing rioters" and that he was in fear for his life.

On Friday, Stoica appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where he admitted sending a false communication with intent to cause harm and was jailed for three months.

lol at limey lingo

A 12 year old threw a missile at police

This... wtf does a missile mean over there

jimbob’s dad must’ve kicked his mom in the stomach when she was pregnant with him & given the poor lad brain damage. Such is life for third world rats.

Damn, in my day as a 12 year olds, we would ding dong ditch. Now they're throwing fkn missiles at police.

lmao at that headline

What is wrong with that?

Any projectile-a rock, a lump of wood, a pitbull.

Someone got jailed for posting a video saying they were running for their life? 3 months of jail? UK is run by goofs

It was probably a rock, brick or glass bottle, calling them missiles is overkill

Projectile would have been a better suited noun. I'm picturing a bunch of 12 year olds throwing explosive rockets at the police like some sort of super hero mutant.

When immigrant/muslims do these things they literally just let them go.

Because he was lying about it to stir up the anti-racist people to commit violence & riot.

You must have missed the last picture of the guy they jailed for 3 months.

thats the idea, it's called gas lighting