Man, 32, jailed over ‘orgy of violence’ in Sunderland
A 32-year-old man is sentenced to two years and two months for his part in the Sunderland riots.
Dean Groenewald, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Groenewald picked up a paving brick or stone and threw it towards the police lines during a riot on 2 August, which was captured in body-worn footage.
Groenewald has 30 previous convictions including for affray, criminal damage and common assault and was on licence for a previous offence at the time of the Sunderland disorder.
Passing the sentence, Judge Paul Sloan KC said Groenewald, who is unemployed, was at “the forefront of a mob in front of the police lines” and had his hood up.
He said Groenewald had participated in “an orgy of violence, destruction and disorder” that had brought shame on the city of Sunderland.
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