Niall Charnock: Case will go to the Crown court

A man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder following the protests in Bolton on August 4.

Niall Charnock, 31, of Edward Street, Farnworth, Bolton, was identified as being part of the disorder in Bolton town centre from footage shared on social media.

“The footage shows the defendant broke through a barrier set up by the police and had to be removed,” prosecutor Tess Kenyon said.

“He was also captured throwing a missile at a police officer.”

The court heard he had one previous conviction for burglary dating back to 2015.

Gabrielle Black, mitigating, made no application for bail on behalf of Charnock.

Remanding him into custody, District Judge Joanna Hirst said: “You have admitted being part of this shameful disorder in Bolton town centre which we know impacted the national and local community.

“We say ‘demonstration’ loosely, it is actually mass public disorder.”

Charnock will next appear at Bolton Crown Court on August 19.

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