Man admits to stirring up racial hatred on TikTok

A 34-year-old man has admitted to sharing a video on TikTok in an effort to stir up racial hatred.

James Aspin, of Blyth, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to distributing the recording, during a hearing at Bedlington Magistrates’ Court.

The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge related to a video published on TikTok on or before 8 August.

He was remanded into custody and is due to be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on 19 August.

At South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, John Paul Kirtley admitted violent disorder in relation to riots in Sunderland on 2 August.

The 26-year-old, of Rutherglen Road, in the city, was remanded and will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on 22 August.

Ashley Mark Wilkinson, 35, of Porter Terrace, Murton, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder in Sunderland on the same night.

In addition, he denied one count of possessing articles with intent to cause criminal damage and one count of possession of a Class B drug, relating to items discovered during protest activity in Newcastle on Saturday.

He was also remanded into custody and will stand trial on 20 August.

Unrest spread across the country after three young girls were stabbed to death in Southport on 29 July.

So far, 927 people have been arrested and 466 charged in relation to the disorder, a spokesman for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said.

BBC News