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Angry rioter tried to kick police dogs and punch officers

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September 9, 2024
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A man who yelled abuse and threw a full drink can at police officers during a riot in Bristol city centre has been jailed.

Zak Baker was captured on police body camera footage throwing punches and kicks at police officers and police dogs during the August 3 disorder in Castle Park.

The 29-year-old, who was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday, August 16, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for his involvement in a clash between anti-migrant groups and counter protesters. His Honour Judge Picton said Baker was “very obviously encouraging and enticing the crowd” on August 3.

Video footage showed Baker angrily shouting at police officers, alongside other aggressive and abusive behaviour. He also aimed kicks at police dogs, and threw punches and kicks at officers.

Detective Chief Inspector Clement Goodwin said: “The behaviour of some people on that day was completely unacceptable. It was not a lawful protest. Three people have now been handed lengthy prison sentences after admitting to their involvement in the shameful scenes we saw that day and we are continuing to identify and arrest others who also played a part.

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Bare-chested dad-of-three ‘behaved like a wild animal’ as he attacked bus and launched bricks at police

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September 7, 2024
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Father-of-three Joshua Stokes could ‘offer no explanation’ why he took part in the violent disorder in Newton Heath

A father-of-three who ‘played a leading role’ in mob violence that erupted in north Manchester following the deaths of three young girls in Southport told a court he had ‘no explanation’ for why took part in the sickening disorder.

Joshua Stokes was described as ‘behaving like a wild animal’ as he repeatedly hurled bricks at police and tried to kick in the door of a passing bus in Newton Heath on July 31, Manchester Crown Court heard. CCTV played in court showed a bare-chested Stokes taking a ‘running leap’ at the bus doors before kicking them three times.

The bus driver, who was injured after being assaulted by another member of the mob, said the attack left him terrified.

Police footage also showed Stokes, 25, smashing a brick into smaller pieces to be thrown at police, then a short while later repeatedly hurling bricks at officers. When he was arrested on a nearby street, he was said to be holding two pint glasses in his outstretched arms.

As police forced him to the floor he swung one of those glasses into the side of a Pc, causing it to shatter. The officer wasn’t injured. The court heard as he was arrested Stokes shouted: “You’re letting them take our kids. Protect our kids.”

Stokes had three previous convictions for four offences, including a section 18 wounding for which he was jailed for four years.

During the disorder, which took place outside a Holiday Inn on Oldham Road which was housing asylum seekers, including families and children, racist chants were heard and bricks and bottles were hurled at police and the hotel. A resident of the hotel was injured after he was hit by flying glass.

Manchester Crown Court heard it was organised via Facebook in a post that read ‘Let’s get them out. 6pm today,’ followed by three clenched fist emojis and a St George’s flag.

Jonathan Savage, defending, said Stokes was unaware of the social media post which led to the disorder, a claim the judge said he took with ‘some degree of conjecture’. And, Mr Savage, said Stokes, who suffers from PTSD, anxiety and depression, following a ‘series of assaults’, could offer no explanation for why he came to be involved.

Mr Savage said: “He simply cannot explain how he was drawn into the violence. He is thoroughly ashamed of his behaviour.

“He knows the impact it had had on the community. He knows the impact it has had on his children, who he misses desperately.”

Stokes, of Lifton Avenue, Miles Platting, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker. Jailing him for three years Judge John Potter said his actions were ‘despicable’ and described him as a ‘determined and violent individual’.

He added: “You played a leading and significant role in this violent disorder because you indulged yourself in violence in four different locations.”

GMP said they were unable to release Stokes’ custody image.

Manchester Evening News

Homeless woman ‘in darkest hour with cheap bottle of cider’ hurled bricks at riot police

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September 7, 2024
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Toni Lunam was carrying a two litre bottle of cider and all of her possessions in three carrier bags as she joined the Hartlepool riot


A “vulnerable” homeless woman who was captured on camera hurling two bricks at a line of riot police, and shouting abuse at them, has been jailed.

Toni Lunam, 36, was sleeping rough in Hartlepool when she became involved in the violent protest on July 31. She was carrying three plastic carrier bags housing all of her possessions, and a “cheap bottle” of cider, which she had opened – when she was captured shouting abuse and swearing at police.

Her barrister Michele Turner said that she is “vulnerable and never settled” in the town – after previously living in Gateshead and Middlesbrough – and took drugs and alcohol alongside two friends to “ease the pain”.

On Friday, Lunam stood in the dock at Teesside Crown Court but asked not to watch the video of her in the riots. Ms Turner said that was because she is “deeply, deeply embarrassed and ashamed.” The footage captures Lunam dressed in a black DKNY t-shirt, angry and shouting at the police.

Lunam was also being sentenced for stealing beauty products from Boots and Home Bargains, on August 8 and 17. She was arrested on August 29, on Hartlepool Marina, after police went out to reports of a woman trying car doors. She was trying the door of a BMW when the police arrived, and had a small amount of cocaine on her.

Lunam, of Collingwood Road in Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, two shop thefts and to the possession of cocaine. She has previous convictions for shop theft.

Ms Turner told the court that although this was her “darkest hour,” being in custody might be the best thing that has happened to her because her mental health and addiction problems could be dealt with. The court heard that she was positive about the training offered at HMP Low Newton.

Judge Francis Laird told Lunam that a group of people gathered at the cenotaph on the evening of July 31, after social media posts, giving addresses of local asylum seekers, called for a protest. He said: “Violent disorder developed.

“By 7.40pm, bricks, metal sheets and other missiles were being thrown at the police. You are visible approaching the police line aggressively, shouting and gesticulating. You were captured throwing bricks. I recognise that you are a vulnerable woman who has been a victim of significant domestic violence.

“This has led to you leaving your home on Tyneside. That created an environment of isolation and dependency. You admitted your involvement whilst at the police station.”

Lunam was jailed for 20-months.

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Convicted for the Hull Riots

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September 6, 2024
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  • Andrew Stewart, 37-years-old, of Anlaby Road in Hull was charged with violent disorder in connection with the incident. He pleaded guilty at an earlier court hearing and has received two and a half years in prison
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  • Brandon Kirkwood, 20-years-old, of Downing Grove in Hull was charged with violent disorder and pleaded guilty to the offence. He has been given two and a half years in prison
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  • Christoper Douglas, 35-years-old, of Avenues Court in Hull was charged with violent disorder and pleaded guilty. He has been handed a two year, eight month sentence
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  • Connor Whiteley, 26-years-old, of Park Row, Hull was charged with violent disorder and assault emergency worker in connection with the incident and was sentenced to three years behind bars. He was also handed a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order
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  • John Honey, 25 years old, of Park Grove, Hull pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary, violent disorder and racially aggravated criminal damage and was sentenced to four and a half years. He was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • David Wilkinson, 48 years old, of Lorraine Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder, racially aggravated criminal damage and attempted arson and was sentenced to six years. He was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Steven Love, 41 years old, of Middleton Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to three years, four months. Love was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour disorder
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  • John Nunan, 36 years old, of Hermes Close, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to two years
  • Travis Whitelock, 23 years old, of Brisbane Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to two years
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  • Corey Holloway, 20 years old, of Belmont Street, Scunthorpe pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to one year six months
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  • Stuart Randall, 55-years-old, of Jervis Road in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and racially aggravated criminal damage and was sentenced to three years in prison and handed a five-year criminal behaviour order on his release
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  • William Riley, 64-years-old, of St Aidans Way in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker and was sentenced to 18 months in prison
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  • David Buckle, 39-years-old, of Southgate Way, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has been jailed for three years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Jermaine Glover, 23-years-old, of Cranswick Grove, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and arson. He has been jailed for two years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Jordan Murray, 26-years-old, of Grasby Road, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, two counts of burglary and possession of a class B drug. He has been jailed for two years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Michael Campbell, 56-years-old, of Icelandic Close in Hull was sentenced to one year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorder
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  • Jarrod Farrah, 32-years-old, of Portobello Street in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was given two-years behind bars and handed a six-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Daniel Mennell, 36-years-old, of Belmont Street in Hull was sentenced to two years and three months after pleading guilty to violent disorder
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  • Jackie Miller, 57-years-old, of South Garth, Little Weighton pleaded guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour and was sentenced to eight months
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  • Ben Chapman, 20-years-old, of Stockleigh Close pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was jailed for 32 months and given a 5-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Joshua Hobman, 33-years-old, of Wenlock Street pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was jailed for two years
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  • Scott Rushworth, 33-years-old, of Lambwath Hall Court in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has been given two years and four months behind bars. He was also handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
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  • Abderrahim Elmuoden, 20-years-old, of Wimslow Close in North Tyneside pleaded guilty to violent disorder, two counts of burglary, racially aggravated criminal damage, and arson. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in in prison
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  • Declan Wild, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, racially aggravated assault, burglary and two counts of assault of an emergency worker
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  • Jordan Shaw, 19-years-old, of Ilthorpe, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker.
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Man jailed for Whitehall disorder said ‘I was there to buy meat for my mum’

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September 6, 2024
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Jack Wood was sentenced to 13 months in prison for violent disorder at the central London protest.

A man jailed for violent disorder in Whitehall claimed he was in the area to buy meat for his ailing mother.

Jack Wood was sentenced to 13 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to violent disorder over the incident on July 31.

On Friday at Inner London Crown Court, Wood said footage showed him carrying a Tesco shopping bag that was filled with meat for his mother – who he cares for.

The man from Lakeside, Rainham, claimed the haul demonstrated he had not planned to attend the protest in advance.

James Manning, defending, put Wood’s instruction to Judge Benedict Kelleher.

The judge noted that Wood’s mother lives in Rainham and said “and he bought meat from Whitehall?” before concluding “that is not the best point”.

Wood got involved in the disorder at about 8pm, the court heard.

Judge Kelleher said footage showed Wood approaching the front of the crowd that was facing the line of police, and “there had by then been a number of particular spikes in disorder”.

Wood moved towards the line as other protesters pushed police, he said.

He was then seen and heard shouting abuse to officers beside others, and the judge said “by then it must have been obvious to you (that) it was creating a very volatile situation, and the police were doing their best to keep order”.

Sentencing Wood, he said: “(your actions) must be taken together with the actions around you”.

Wood had a previous conviction for possession of drugs, and had received a three-year football ban for public order offences in September 2020, which he breached.

In the same court, Jay Keeling, 27, of Hyland Way, Hornchurch, pleaded guilty to violent disorder over the same Whitehall incident.

He was imprisoned for 16 months after he pushed into police and threw a beer bottle towards them.

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Man sentenced over Hull riot

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September 6, 2024
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A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 16 months in a young offender institution for his involvement in rioting in Hull last month.

Jordan Shaw, of Ilthorpe in the Orchard Park area of Hull, had previously admitted charges of violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.

During the incident on Saturday 3 August, several police officers were attacked with missiles, a hotel on Ferensway was targeted and several cars were severely damaged.

Dozens of people have been arrested and jail sentences have already been handed out in a number of cases.

About £400,000 worth of damage was caused when the Shoezone, O2 and Lush shops on Jameson Street were looted.

A clean-up operation, carried out by Hull City Council, cost £17,600 to repair and replace paving in the city.

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Watch: Arrest of man who received longest sentence for summer riots

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September 6, 2024
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As our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford, writes, most of the sentences we’ve seen have followed a similar trend – landing somewhere between two years and three years and four months.

Only three people have received more severe sentences than the upper end of that spectrum, which includes one we saw today: Thomas Birley, 27, of Swinton, was jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to a charge of arson with intent to endanger life, violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon.

His acts, described by the judge as one of the worst cases the court had heard related to the riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, left staff inside fearing for their lives.

We’re going to be pausing our coverage now, but you can watch Birley’s arrest and some of the footage of him outside that hotel during rioting in Rotherham below.

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Painter handed longest sentence over summer riots so far as he is jailed for nine years

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September 6, 2024
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Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years, with an extended licence period of five years, at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.

A painter and decorator who fuelled a fire outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers in Rotherham has been handed the longest prison sentence so far over the riots in August.

Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years, with an extended licence period of five years, at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.

Recorder of Sheffield Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Birley, 27, his case was “unquestionably” one of the most serious of the dozens he has dealt with in the last month in relation to the rioting outside the Holiday Inn Express, at Manvers, on August 4.

The court heard how Birley, of Rowms Lane, Swinton, Rotherham, was involved in many of the worst incidents on that Sunday afternoon, including adding wood to the fire in the large industrial bin which had been pushed against an exit and helping place a further bin on top of the one ablaze.

Birley was also filmed throwing missiles at the police, squaring up to officers while brandishing a police baton and throwing a large bin which crashed into a line of police with riot shields.

The defendant became the first person to be sentenced for arson with intent to endanger life following the 12 hours of violence in Manvers, which left 64 police officers, three horses and a dog injured.

Judge Richardson heard how 22 staff in the hotel barricaded themselves into the hotel’s panic room with freezers and “thought they were going to burn to death”.

He said he needed to pass an extended sentence due to Birley’s ongoing dangerousness, which included the extended five-year licence period.

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He tried to hide his face from police but still found himself in a cell

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September 6, 2024
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Connor Piggott was spotted on video

A man tried to hide his face as he launched bricks at police officers but his efforts were in vain. Connor Ashley Piggott took part in violent scenes which broke out on St Luke’s Road in Southport on July 30.

The 25-year-old, of Landsdown Road, Chester, was spotted on video repeatedly throwing bricks at police officers. He wore a balaclava to try and hide his face, but as detectives trawled through hours of CCTV and social media he was identified.

Piggott appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, September 5, after pleading guilty to violent disorder. He was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “The despicable actions of those involved that day left more than 50 officers injured and Piggott was seen on video repeatedly throwing bricks toward police officers. Like many others, he wore a balaclava in a bid to hide his identity. But thanks to officers who trawled many hours of CCTV and social media footage, his efforts were in vain.

“Piggott was positively identified as one of those launching objects towards officers who had been dispatched to the area to protect the public. He will now spend a significant amount of time in prison and I hope he spends that time reflecting on his actions that day.

“To date, we have arrested 96, charged 60 and sentenced 43 people, and there will be many more to come. We continue to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside and we will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.”

People are asked to contact Merseyside Police via Public Portal Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 with information.

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Man claimed he wasn’t in town for riot but then police showed him the footage

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September 5, 2024
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He had his head in his hands as he was sentenced

A businessman told police he hadn’t even been in the same town square as the riots that broke out in August – until they showed him footage ripping up the area near a cenotaph.

Dane Potter, 39, of Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, was involved in a riot in Bolton on Sunday, August 4 and also threw a missile towards police officers.

Bricks and other missiles were launched at police officers who were trying to keep the protesters apart from counter-protesters (with around 250 people attending from each side). The demonstration followed the tragic death of three young girls in Southport, and, the court said, the ‘misinformation’ about the alleged perpetrator’s identity.

Potter, who runs his own tree surgery business, was identified and stopped by police three days after the riot. He was interviewed at a police station and initially denied he had been on Nelson Square in the town when the disorder took place.

But police showed him footage, which included him ‘ripping’ tarmac or some stones from the area near the cenotaph before throwing a missile towards officers. Potter had his hood up and wore a mask covering his face, and hung around the area for about an hour afterwards, prosecutor Duncan Wilcock said.

After seeing the footage he confessed and apologised. He pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has now been sentenced to two years and two months in prison.

He held his head in his hands as he appeared in court by video link from HMP Liverpool. The judge said it was accepted by prosecutors that Potter’s offending was not racially aggravated. Defending, Emily Potter said the defendant ‘simply cannot explain’ his behaviour.

“He found himself in the middle of this and going along with this,” she said. “That is not how he behaves on a day to day basis.”

But the court was told that Potter has 10 previous offences on his record, including two for affray and one for possessing an offensive weapon. Ms Potter said the defendant fears his business, in which he employs six people, could fold without him.

“Day to day he is an average citizen who goes to work, sees his family and comes home,” Ms Potter added. “He accepts that his behaviour is completely unacceptable. It is something he is incredibly ashamed of.”

Judge Jon Close said it was a ‘cruel and depressing irony’ that an area near the cenotaph, which is ‘designed to commemorate the war dead’ had been defaced.

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