Teen, 14, admits violent disorder in Liverpool
A 14-year-old boy has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, to violent disorder.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said the boy was seen by police officers among a group of eight to 12 other young people in Clayton Square, Liverpool, at about 10.30pm on August 3 setting fireworks off in the direction of members of the public and a police carrier.
He said: “They exploded underneath the police carrier.”
The court heard the boy, who cannot be named because of his age, said “I’m sorry, I wasn’t firing them at you, though”, when he was arrested by police after they gave chase. He had five fireworks and a lighter in his possession.
The boy, whose father and uncle were in court, has no previous convictions, the court heard.
Iqbal Singh Kang, defending, said the teenager had been in the city centre to catch a bus home: “He did not head into the city centre with the intention of causing any kind of disturbance or adding to the disorder.
“Without thinking things through, he became involved in something much more serious. It’s completely out of the blue.”
The boy was released on bail until August 27, when he will be sentenced.
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