Man sentenced for assaulting officer during riots
Anthony Allen appeared in court after pleading guilty to assaulting an emergency worker
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A man has been sentenced for assaulting a police officer during rioting last summer.
Anthony Allen, 43, pleaded guilty to assaulting the officer on a night of unrest in Hartlepool on 31 July 2024, one of several nights of disturbances across the country in the wake of the Southport stabbings.
Allen, of Ormesby Road, Hartlepool, was cleared of taking part in the violent disorder by a jury in August.
He was handed a 12-month conditional discharge at Teesside Crown Court on Friday.
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