Teenager, 17, threw missiles at police and stole cigarettes from shop

155 people have been arrested in connection with violent disorder, with 110 charged and 85 sentenced to a combined 178 years and 10 months in prison

A 17-year-old boy from Southport has been given a 12-month youth referral order for Violent Disorder and burglary.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, threw missiles at officers, threw a rock towards a marked police car and was also part of a large group who smashed the glass door and metal shutters on a nearby convenience store.

He was then seen to jump onto the shop counter and collect numerous items, believed to be packets of cigarettes, and put them in his pockets. The teenager was arrested following the disorder in Southport on Tuesday, July 30.

Violence originally broke out in Southport on July 30 when hundreds of people clashed with police following the deaths of three young girls – Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice Da Silva Aguiar – in a mass stabbing the previous day.

Today (Tuesday December 3), he appeared at Liverpool Youth Court where he was sentenced to the youth referral order and ordered to pay £250 compensation.

Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: “Southport witnessed some terrible incidents of disorder on 30 July which have had a huge and long-lasting impact on the people who live, work and run businesses there.

“In order to reassure our communities about how seriously we take such behaviour we have continued to take action against those responsible. We know that the vast majority of the public support us in our actions and we are committed to continue to bring as many people to justice as possible.

“So far, 155 people have been arrested in connection with disorder, with 110 charged and 85 sentenced to a combined 178 years and 10 months in prison.

Liverpool Echo